VALIDATION OF SEDIMENT QUALITY CRITERIA DRIVED FROM EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING THEORY

Abstract

The equilibrium partitioning theory (EPT) approach in conjunction with existing water quality criteria (YQC) has been adopted by EPA for establishing sediment quality criteria (SQC) for nonionic organic chemicals (Di Toro et al., 1991). Chlorpyrifos is one of several pesticides for which SQC development is currently in progress.