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Proposed annex to the ASTM Standard Guide E1676-95, bioaccumulation testing utilizing Eisenia foetida

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OSTI ID:460543
 [1]; ; ;  [2]
  1. ASCI Corp., Vicksburg, MS (United States)
  2. USACE Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS (United States)
A detailed description of the method developed at the Waterways Experiment Station (WES) to determine sediment toxicity utilizing the earthworm, Eisenia foetida. This method has been used successfully in evaluating the target contaminants; metals, PAHs, and PCBs. This procedure is currently a proposed annex to the ASTM Standard Guide E1676-95: Conducting a Laboratory Soil Toxicity Test With The Lumbricid Earthworm, Eisenia foetida.
OSTI ID:
460543
Report Number(s):
CONF-961149--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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