VALIDATION OF SEDIMENT QUALITY CRITERIA DRIVED FROM EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING THEORY
Date
1993-01-12Author
Call, Daniel
Swenson, Julie A.
Kahl, Michael D.
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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.
Subject
pesticides
Chlorpyrifos
lake sediments
Chironomus tentans
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Technical Report