A Bioassay for the Toxicity of Sediment to the Marine Macrobenthos

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dc.contributor.authorSwartz RCen_US
dc.contributor.authorDeBen WAen_US
dc.contributor.authorCole FAen_US
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dc.date.issued1978en_US
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dc.description.abstractA bioassay has been developed to determine the acute toxicity of the settleable phase of dredged material to the marine benthos. Five benthic invertebrates representing different taxonomic and trophic positions were allowed to acclimate to control (non-polluted) sediment and were then covered by a layer of either test or control sediment. Mean survival after ten days of exposure was significantly different from the controls for sediment from the Duwamish River, WA; Houston Ship Channel, TX; Bailey Creek, VA; and Raritan River, NJ; but there was no significant difference for sediment from Coos Bay and the Skipanon River, OR. There were substantial differences in survival among the five test species. The most sensitive species was the infaunal amphipod, Paraphoxus epistomus. (See also W79-09113) (Deal-EIS)en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23238
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dc.notesSource Management of Bottom Sediments Containing Toxic Substances: Proceedings of the Third U.S.-Japan Experts ' Meeting--November 1977, Easton Maryland. Report No. EPA-600/3-78-084, p 225-237, 1978. 1 fig, 4 tab, 9 refen_US
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dc.subjectAmphipodaen_US
dc.subjectAquatic populationsen_US
dc.subjectBailey Creeken_US
dc.subjectBenthic faunaen_US
dc.subjectBenthosen_US
dc.subjectBioassayen_US
dc.subjectBottom sedimentsen_US
dc.subjectChemical analysisen_US
dc.subjectCoos Bayen_US
dc.subjectDuwamish Riveren_US
dc.subjectHoustonen_US
dc.subjectHouston ship canalen_US
dc.subjectHouston Ship Channelen_US
dc.subjectMollusksen_US
dc.subjectNew Jerseyen_US
dc.subjectOregonen_US
dc.subjectParticle sizeen_US
dc.subjectPolychaetesen_US
dc.subjectRaritan Riveren_US
dc.subjectSedimentsen_US
dc.subjectSuspended solidsen_US
dc.subjectSW 3010 Identification of pollutantsen_US
dc.subjectSW 3030 Effects of pollutionen_US
dc.subjectTexasen_US
dc.subjectToxicityen_US
dc.subjectTXen_US
dc.subjectVirginiaen_US
dc.subjectWashingtonen_US
dc.titleA Bioassay for the Toxicity of Sediment to the Marine Macrobenthosen_US
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