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Title: Contaminant Loading Limits for a Major North Temperate River System: A Benthic Ecorisk Assessment Approach

Journal Article · · Advances in Environmental Research: an International Journal of Research in Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology
OSTI ID:15001393

Sediment quality guidelines and an ecological risk assessment approach were used to calculate heavy metal loading limits for the Columbia River, the second largest river system in the contiguous United States.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
15001393
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-31590; EW02J1SS3; TRN: US0400302
Journal Information:
Advances in Environmental Research: an International Journal of Research in Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: 1 Dec 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English