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US Environmental Protection Agency
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- An Overview of Sediment Quality in the United States (PDF) (1987) (11MB)
- Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Program
- Bioaccumulation Testing and Interpretation for the Purpose of Sediment Quality Assessment: Status and Needs (2000)
- Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal
- Framework for the Development of the National Sediment Inventory (PDF), August 1, 1994 (21MB)
- The Incidence and Severity of Sediment Contamination in Surface Waters of the United States: Report to Congress (1997)
- The Incidence and Severity of Sediment Contamination in Surface Waters of the United States: Report to Congress (2004)
- Managing Contaminated Sediments: EPA Decision-Making Processes (PDF) (1990) (6MB)
- Methods for Assessing the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Estuarine and Marine Amphipods (PDF), June 1, 1994 (10MB)
- Methods for Measuring the Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates (PDF), June 1, 1994 (15MB)
- National Conference on Management and Treatment of Contaminated Sediments (1998)
- National Sediment Bioaccumulation Conference Proceedings (1998)
- National Sediment Inventory 2004: Appendix C—Screening Values for Chemicals Evaluated (PDF) (213-246 pp, 10MB)
- Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: Dieldrin (PDF) (75 pp, 9.6MB)
- Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: Endrin (PDF) (73 pp, 7MB)
- Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: Metal Mixtures (Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Silver, and Zinc) (PDF) (121 pp, 3.0MB)
- Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: PAH Mixtures (PDF) (175 pp, 3.5MB)
- Proceedings of the EPA's Contaminated Sediment Management Strategy Forums (PDF) (1992) (14MB)
- Proceedings of the National Sediment Inventory Workshop, April 26-27, 1994, Washington, D.C. (PDF), August 1, 1994 (16MB)
- Proceedings: Tiered Testing Issues for Freshwater and Marine Sediments: Proceedings of a Workshop held in Washington, D.C., September 16-18, 1992 (PDF), February 1, 1993 (21MB)
- QA/QC Guidance for Sampling and Analysis of Sediments, Water, and Tissues for Dredged Material Evaluation: Chemical Evaluations (PDF) (1995) (18MB)
- Sediment Classification Methods Compendium (PDF) (1992) (21MB)
- Selecting Remediation Techniques for Contaminated Sediment (1993) (PDF)
- Technical Panel Recommendations Concerning Use of Acute Amphipod Tests in Evaluation of Dredged Material (PDF), December 21, 1993 (647K)
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association
- Publications and Technical Documents
- Sediment Quality Guidelines Developed for the National Status and Trends Program
US Army Corps of Engineers
- Dredging Operations Technical Support Program Guidance Documents
- Dredging Operations Technical Support Program Publications
- USACE Laboratory Publications
US Geological Survey
- MacDonald DD, Ingersoll CG. 2002b. A guidance manual to support the assessment of contaminated sediments in freshwater ecosystems. Volume II: Design and implementation of sediment quality investigations, EPA-905-B02-001-B, USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office, Chicago, IL.
- Prediction of Sediment Toxicity using Consensus-based Freshwater Sediment Quality Guidelines (US Geological Survey and five other collaborating organizations)
- Sediment Effects Concentrations and Contaminated Sediments
- Summary of Discussions During the Interactive Short Course on "Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines in the Assessment and Management of Contaminated Sediments." Presented before the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) in San Francisco, CA on Nov. 16, 1997 (Science Advisory Group on Sediment Quality Assessment)
States
- 1994 Florida Sediment Quality Assessment Guidelines (Florida Department of Environmental Protection)
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency—Contaminated Sediments
- New York: Technical Guidance for Screening Contaminated Sediments (PDF) (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation)
- Washington Department of Ecology Sediment Management Program