Guide for physicochemical and toxicological characterization of sediments / Ministère du développement durable, de l’environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques and Environment and...: En84-141/2016E-PDF

“The purpose of this guide is to standardize existing sediment characterization methods, specifically by integrating performance criteria that must be met by analyses as well as acceptance criteria for analysis results. It contains references to recognized, validated analytical methods. More generally, it is designed to minimize variability attributable to laboratory sources, from the receipt of samples to the issuance of certificates of analysis. It is designed to be used in the characterization of freshwater and marine sediments and is intended for managers of characterization projects, environmental consulting firms and laboratories that perform sediment analyses"--Abstract, p. iv.

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Publication information
Department/Agency St. Lawrence Action Plan 2011-2026 (Canada)
Québec (Province). Ministère du développement durable, de l'environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques.
Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Title Guide for physicochemical and toxicological characterization of sediments / Ministère du développement durable, de l’environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Guide de caractérisation physico-chimique et toxicologique des sédiments.
Cover title.
At head of title: St. Lawrence Action Plan 2011-2026.
"December 2016."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-59).
1. Introduction -- 2. Receipt and storage of samples at the laboratory -- 3. Quality assurance/quality control -- 4. Certificate of analysis -- 5. General sample preparation technique -- 6. Physicochemical characterization -- 7. Toxicological characterization -- app. 1. Definition of terms associated with precision and accuracy of analyses -- app. 2: Definitions – quality control elements.
Co-published by: Ministère du développement durable, de l’environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques (Québec).
Publishing information [Gatineau, QC] : Environment and Climate Change Canada, c2016.
Description ix, 65 p. : ill.
ISBN 978-0-660-06666-0
Catalogue number
  • En84-141/2016E-PDF
Subject terms Sediments
Pollutants
Toxicology
Analysis
Handbooks
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