A review of strategies to monitor water and sediment quality for a sustainability assessment of marine environment

SB Tavakoly Sany, R Hashim, M Rezayi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2014 - Springer
The basic aim of this work is (1) to review and present practically operational requirements
for a sustainability assessment of marine environment, such as describing the monitoring …

Pore water testing and analysis: the good, the bad, and the ugly

PM Chapman, F Wang, JD Germano, G Batley - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2002 - Elsevier
The increasingly common practice of collecting and assessing sediment pore water as a
primary measure of sediment quality is reviewed. Good features of this practice include: pore …

Measuring hypoxia induced metal release from highly contaminated estuarine sediments during a 40 day laboratory incubation experiment

JL Banks, DJ Ross, MJ Keough, BD Eyre… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
Nutrient inputs to estuarine and coastal waters worldwide are increasing and this in turn is
increasing the prevalence of eutrophication and hypoxic and anoxic episodes in these …

Disturbances to metal partitioning during toxicity testing of iron (II)‐rich estuarine pore waters and whole sediments

SL Simpson, GE Batley - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Metal partitioning is altered when suboxic estuarine sediments containing Fe (II)‐rich pore
waters are disturbed during collection, preparation, and toxicity testing. Experiments with …

Sediment quality assessment in a tropical estuary: the case of Ceará River, Northeastern Brazil

J Nilin, LB Moreira, JE Aguiar, R Marins… - Marine Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to assess the sediment quality in a tropical estuary located in the
northeast of Brazil under semi-arid conditions and multiple sources of contamination, using …

Effects of harbor activities on sediment quality in a semi-arid region in Brazil

LB Moreira, ÍB Castro, MA Hortellani, ST Sasaki… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tropical marine environments are rich in biodiversity and the presence of harbor activities in
these areas can harm the coastal ecosystems. In this study, we assessed sediment quality of …

[图书][B] Ecotoxicological testing of marine and freshwater ecosystems: emerging techniques, trends and strategies

PJ den Besten, M Munawar - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
Focusing on state-of-the-art biological testing and methods used for aquatic ecosystem
health assessment, Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems …

Smarter sediment screening: effect-based quality assessment, chemical profiling, and risk identification

ML de Baat, N Wieringa, STJ Droge… - Environmental …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Sediments play an essential role in the functioning of aquatic ecosystems but
simultaneously retain harmful compounds. However, sediment quality assessment methods …

In situ‐based effects measures: Considerations for improving methods and approaches

K Liber, W Goodfellow, P Den Besten… - Integrated …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In situ‐based effects measures have gained increased acceptance as a means to improve
the link between cause and effect in aquatic ecotoxicological studies. These approaches …

Uncertainties in sediment quality weight-of-evidence (WOE) assessments

GE Batley, GA Burton, PM Chapman… - Human and Ecological …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Uncertainties in sediment quality assessments are discussed in five categories:(1) sediment
sampling, transport and storage;(2) sediment chemistry;(3) ecotoxicology;(4) benthic …