Toxicity of sediments near an aluminum production plant on the St. Lawrence River to freshwater organisms, with emphasis on fluoride. Part I. Toxicity of sediments and elutriates, Phase I TIE, and preliminary... : En13-5/96-162E-PDF

"The Reynolds Metals Company aluminum production plant in Massena, NY, discharges into the international section of the St. Lawrence River across from Comwall, Ontario. Under a U.S. EPA Superfund administrative order, approximately 51,500 cu yds of sediment contaminated with PCBs, PAI-Is, cyanide, flouride, aluminum, and dibenzofurans will be dredged from the river in the vicinity of the plant in 1996. The purpose of this study was to determine the toxicity of these sediments and their elutriates to freshwater organisms, identify the probable toxic agent using the TIE approach, and assess the contribution of fluoride to the observed toxicity. Fluoride was recently assessed for toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, and information on the toxicity of sediment-associated fluoride to benthic organisms was found to be incomplete"--Abstract.

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Ministère/Organisme Canada. Environment Canada.
National Water Research Institute (Canada)
Titre Toxicity of sediments near an aluminum production plant on the St. Lawrence River to freshwater organisms, with emphasis on fluoride. Part I. Toxicity of sediments and elutriates, Phase I TIE, and preliminary assessment of the toxicity of sediment-associated fluoride / J.L. Metcalfe-Smith ... [et al.].
Variante du titre Toxicity of sediments and elutriates, Phase I TIE, and preliminary assessment of the toxicity of sediment-associated fluoride
Titre de la série NWRI contribution ; 96-162
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 bibliographical references.
Abstracts in English and French.
Information sur la publication Burlington, Ont. : National Water Research Institute, [1996].
Auteur / Contributeur Metcalfe-Smith, J. L. (Janice L.)
Description 13, [8] p.
Numéro de catalogue
  • En13-5/96-162E-PDF
Descripteurs Water quality
Pollution
Mining industry
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