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Methods for Collection, Storage and Manipulation of Sediments for Chemical and Toxicological Analyses—Contaminated Sediments in Water
Technical Manual
- Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 446K)
Includes background information and a 2 page overview of the manual. - Federal Register Notice (January 30, 2002)
- Entire Manual (PDF) (208 pp, 7.6MB)
- Cover, Table of Contents, Acknowledgements, Forward, and Terms (PDF) (25 pp, 2.0MB)
- Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF) (4 pp, 180K)
- Chapter 2: Sediment Monitoiring and Assessment Study Plans (PDF) (24 pp, 561K)
- Chapter 3: Collection of Whole Sediments (PDF) (17 pp, 1.9MB)
- Chapter 4: Field Sample Processing, Transport, and Storage of Sediments (PDF) (16 pp, 991K)
- Chapter 5: Sediment Manipulations (PDF) (16 pp, 825K)
- Chapter 6: Collection of Interstitial Water (PDF) (14 pp, 856K)
- Chapter 7: Quality Assurance and Quality Control (PDF) (6 pp, 179K)
- Chapter 8: References (PDF) (22 pp, 285K)
- Appendicies A-G (PDF) (64 pp, 916K)