Proposed sediment quality criteria for the protection of benthic organisms: Fluoranthene

Technical Report · Thu Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6648588

The criteria presented in the document are the EPA's best recommendation of the concentrations of a substance in sediment that will not unacceptably affect benthic organisms. These criteria are applicable to a variety of freshwater and marine sediments because they are based on the biologically available concentration of fluoranthene in sediments.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Health and Ecological Criteria Div.
• OSTI ID: 6648588
• Report Number(s): PB-93-155950/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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