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US Environmental Protection Agency
- An Overview of Sediment Quality in the United States (PDF) (1987) (203 pp, 11MB)
- Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Program
- Bioaccumulation Testing and Interpretation for the Purpose of Sediment Quality Assessment: Status and Needs (2000)
- Contaminated Sediments in Superfund
- EPA's Contaminated Sediment Management Strategy (1998)
- EPA Region 2—Dredging and Dredged Material Management
- Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal
- Fact Sheet: National Sediment Quality Survey Database: 1980-1999
- Framework for the Development of the National Sediment Inventory (PDF), August 1, 1994 (112 pp, 21MB)
- Great Lakes Contaminated Sediments Program
- 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) (74 pp, 6MB)
- Methods for Assessing the Chronic Toxicity of Marine and Estuarine Sediment-associated Contaminants with the Amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus, First Edition (2001)
- Methods for Collection, Storage and Manipulation of Sediments for Chemical and Toxicological Analyses: Technical Manual (2002)
- Moving Mud: Remediating Great Lakes Contaminated Sediments (1997)
- National Dredging Team
- National Conference on Management and Treatment of Contaminated Sediments (1998)
- National Sediment Bioaccumulation Conference Proceedings (1998)
- New Sediment Decontamination Technology Shows Promise (1999)
- Proceedings of the EPA's Contaminated Sediment Management Strategy Forums (PDF) (1992) (218 pp, 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)
- Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: PAH Mixtures (PDF) (175 pp, 3.5MB)
- Publications: Methods for Measuring the Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Sediment-associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates - Second Edition (2000)
- QA/QC Guidance for Sampling and Analysis of Sediments, Water, and Tissues for Dredged Material Evaluation: Chemical Evaluations (1995) (PDF, 18MB)
- Realizing Remediation: A Summary of Contaminated Sediment Remediation Activities in the Great Lakes Basin (1998)
- Sediment Classification Methods Compendium (1992) (PDF, 21MB)
- Selecting Remediation Techniques for Contaminated Sediment (1993) (PDF)
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
- Publications and Technical Documents
- Sediment Quality Guidelines Developed for the National Status and Trends Program
- Toxic Chemicals in Coastal Environments
US Army Corps of Engineers
- Beneficial Uses of Dredged Material
- Center for Contaminated Sediments
- Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER)
- USACE Dredging Operations Technical Support Program Guidance Documents
- Dredging Operations Technical Support Program Publications
- Dredging Operations Technical Support Program (DOTS)
- Environmental Laboratory Publications
- USACE Laboratory Publications
US Geological Survey
- Contaminated Sediment Database Development and Assessment in Boston Harbor
- Contaminated Sediment Database for the Gulf of Maine
- MacDonald DD, Ingersoll CG. 2002a. A guidance manual to support the assessment of contaminated sediments in freshwater ecosystems. Volume I: An Ecosystem-Based Framework for Assessing and Managing Contaminated Sediments, EPA-905-B02-001-A, USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office, Chicago, IL.
- 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
- Sediment Management Work Group
- 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)
- California: Los Angeles Basin Contaminated Sediments Task Force
- Developing Health-Based Sediment Quality Criteria for Cleanup Sites: A Case Study Report
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency—Contaminated Sediments
- Technical Guidance for Screening Contaminated Sediments (PDF) (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation)
- Washington Department of Ecology Sediment Management Program
- Wisconsin's Contaminated Sediment Program
International
- Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines
- Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
- 2nd Draft Document - Criteria for Managing Contaminated Sediment in British Columbia (awaiting posting on British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks Website)
- European Sediment Research Network