Sediment toxicity testing of lightly contaminated dredged material in The Netherlands |
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| Authors: | J M Lourens A P M A Vonck C vd Guchte J Hartnack J Stronkhorst |
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| Institution: | (1) National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management/RIKZ, P.O. Box 20907, 2500 EX The Hague, The Netherlands;(2) Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment, P.O. Box 17, 8200 AA Lelystad, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | In the Netherlands, the decision to permit the dumping of dredged material into the sea depends on the concentrations of about 33 chemical compounds (Anonymous, 1994a). This evaluation of dredged material quality can be improved by the use of bioassays in its assessment. In this note the use of bioassays in the evaluation of lightly contaminated marine dredged material from the Netherlands is illustrated with preliminary results of bioassays with Corophium volutator and Crassostrea gigas. It is concluded that the inclusion of bioassays in the assessment of lightly contaminated sediment is useful. |
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| Keywords: | dredged material quality assessment bioassay guidelines harbours |
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