Simpson, Stuart. <br/><br/>
Sediment Quality Assessment :  A Practical Guide. 

 - 2nd ed. 
 - 1 online resource (359 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- About the editors -- About the authors -- Other contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Sediment monitoring and assessment -- 1.3 Sediment quality guideline values (SQGVs) -- 1.4 Using multiple lines of evidence -- References -- 2 Sediment sampling, sample preparation and general analysis -- 2.1 Sampling design for sediment quality assessments -- 2.2 Patterns of sampling -- 2.3 Collection of sediments -- 2.4 Field records -- 2.5 Field processing, transport and storage -- 2.6 Sediment manipulations prior to testing -- 2.7 Sediment heterogeneity -- 2.8 Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures for sediment collection and manipulation -- 2.9 Spiking of sediments with contaminants -- 2.10 General sediment quality parameters -- 2.11 Collection of pore water from sediments -- 2.12 Passive samplers -- 2.13 Preparation of sediment elutriates -- References -- 3 Chemistry of sediment contaminants -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Particulate metals, organometals and inorganics -- 3.3 Particulate organics -- 3.4 Quality assurance -- 3.5 Contaminants in pore waters -- 3.6 Contaminant bioavailability -- 3.7 Nutrients -- 3.8 Measuring contaminant fluxes -- References -- 4 Sediment ecotoxicology -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Contaminant exposure pathways -- 4.3 Selection of organisms for toxicity tests -- 4.4 Toxicity test species -- 4.5 Toxicity endpoints -- 4.6 Toxicity-modifying factors -- 4.7 Test design and quality assurance -- 4.8 Toxicity test data analysis and interpretation -- 4.9 Bioanalytical approaches -- 4.10 Toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) for whole sediments -- 4.11 In situ testing -- 4.12 Examples of sediment toxicity assessments -- References -- 5 Bioaccumulation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Use of bioaccumulation data -- 5.3 Choice of biomonitor organism -- 5.4 Choice of approach. 5.5 Sample collection, preparation and analysis -- References -- 6 Biomarkers -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Biomarkers of exposure -- 6.3 Biomarkers of effect -- 6.4 Commonly used biomarkers -- 6.5 Biomarker selection -- 6.6 Use of multiple biomarkers -- 6.7 Linking biomarkers and population effects -- 6.8 Quality assurance -- 6.9 Choice of organisms -- 6.10 Study design and statistical analysis -- 6.11 Concluding remarks: the future -- References -- 7 Ecological assessment -- 7.1 Introduction: benthic bioassessment -- 7.2 Benthic bioassessment in an ecotoxicological context -- 7.3 Fundamentals of sampling and experimental design -- 7.4 Manipulative experiments -- 7.5 Collection of samples -- 7.6 Taxonomic resolution of macrobenthic fauna -- 7.7 Identifying and measuring ecological stress -- 7.8 Placing benthic community studies in context -- References -- 8 Summary -- Reference -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Sediment quality guideline values -- Appendix B: Preparation of contaminant-spiked sediments -- Appendix C: Acid Volatile Sulfide (AVS) analysis -- Appendix D: Protocol for whole-sediment bioassay using the marine microalga Entomoneis cf punctulata -- Appendix E: Protocol for 10-day whole-sediment sub-lethal (reproduction) and acute toxicity tests using the epibenthic amphipod Melita plumulosa -- Appendix F: Protocol for whole-sediment sub-lethal (reproduction) toxicity tests using the copepod Nitocra spinipes (harpacticoid) -- Appendix G: Protocols for 10-day whole-sediment lethality toxicity tests and 30-day bioaccumulation tests using the deposit-feeding benthic bivalve Tellina deltoidalis -- Appendix H: Protocol for 10-day whole-sediment sub-lethal and acute toxicity tests using the freshwater chironomid Chironomus tepperi -- Appendix I: Protocol for whole-sediment acute and sub-lethal toxicity tests using the freshwater pond snail Physa acuta. Appendix J: Protocol for whole-sediment bivalve biomarker assays using Tellina deltoidalis and Anadara trapezia -- Appendix K: Ecotoxicogenomics: microarray analysis of gene expression in sediment biota -- Glossary of terms and acronyms -- Index. 
<br/><br/> A practical guide to assessing sediment quality, providing information about all stages of the investigation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781486303854 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sediments (Geology)--Analysis.<br/>Pollution--Environmental aspects--Evaluation.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QE471.2 .S435 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>551.304