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Publications
Sediment Quality Guidelines
- EPA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- US Geological Survey (USGS)
- Washington Department of Ecology
- Environment Canada
- Other Guidelines
EPA
- Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: Dieldrin (PDF) (75 pp., 9.6 MB)
- Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: Endrin (PDF) (73 pp., 7 MB)
- Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: Metal Mixtures (Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Silver, and Zinc) (PDF) (121 pp., 3.0 MB)
- Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: PAH Mixtures (PDF) (175 pp., 3.5 MB)
- National Sediment Inventory 2004: Appendix C — Screening Values for Chemicals Evaluated (PDF) (pp. 213-246, 10.0 MB)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Sediment Guidelines
- Sediment Quality Guidelines Developed for the National Status and Trends Program (PDF)
- Screening Quick Reference Tables
US Geological Survey
- Sediment Effect Concentrations
- Sediment Effect Concentration (SEC) Database
- Prediction of Sediment Toxicity using Consensus-based Freshwater Sediment Quality Guidelines (PDF) (US Geological Survey and five other collaborating organizations)
Washington Department of Ecology
- Sediment Quality Chemical Criteria
- Sediment Management Standards
- Developing Health-Based Sediment Quality Criteria for Cleanup Sites: A Case Study Report
Environment Canada
- Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines
- Summary Tables: Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
- List of Canadian Sediment Quality Guideline Publications
Other Guidelines
- Technical Guidance for Screening Contaminated Sediments (PDF) (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) <
- 1994 Florida Sediment Quality Assessment Guidelines (Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
- 2nd Draft Document - Criteria for Managing Contaminated
Sediment in British Columbia (awaiting posting on British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks Web site) - Summary of Discussions During the Interactive Short Course on "Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines in the Assessment and Management of Contaminated Sediments." Presented before the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) in San Francisco, CA on Nov. 16, 1997 (Science Advisory Group on Sediment Quality Assessment)
- Sediment Quality Objectives (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)