The application of BEAST sediment quality guidelines to the St. Mary's River area of concern / D. Milani and L.C. Grapentine. : En13-5/06-415E-PDF

"This report describes sediment quality in the St. Marys River, identified as an Area of Concern (AOC) in 1985 due to water, sediment and biota quality issues. Impairments for the AOC specifically related to sediment contamination include restrictions on fish consumption, degradation of benthos, and restrictions on dredging. The benthic assessment of sediment (BEAST) methodology was applied to 31 sites along the river from Izaak WaltonBay to Little Lake George in the fall of 2002. The BEAST methodology involves the assessment of sediment quality based on multivariate techniques using data on benthic community structure, the functional responses of laboratory organisms in toxicity tests, and the physical and chemical attributes of the sediment and overlying water. Data from St. Marys River sites were compared to biological criteria developed for the Laurentian Great Lakes. Relationships between toxicity and contaminant concentrations were also evaluated by regression analysis"--Summary, p. i.

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Ministère/Organisme Canada. Environment Canada.
National Water Research Institute (Canada)
Titre The application of BEAST sediment quality guidelines to the St. Mary's River area of concern / D. Milani and L.C. Grapentine.
Titre de la série NWRI contribution ; no. 06-415
Type de publication Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal
Langue [Anglais]
Format Électronique
Document électronique
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Includes bibliographic references.
Text in English, abstracts in English and French.
Information sur la publication Burlington, Ont. : Environment Canada, Water Science and Technology Directorate, [2006?]
Auteur / Contributeur Milani, D. W.
Grapentine, Lee C. (Lee Curtis), 1961-
Description vii, 79 p. : maps, charts, figs.
Numéro de catalogue
  • En13-5/06-415E-PDF
Descripteurs Water management
Water quality
Benthic Assessment of Sediment (BEAST)
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