title: Guideline values for sediments contaminated with dioxins and furans.
abstract: There is a growing volume of data reporting contamination of aquatic sediments with dioxins and furans. Despite a great deal of research and investigation into the occurrence and effects of these chemicals no standards or reference values currently exist to assist putting these data into an operational pollution control context, or to help decision making in relation to remediation actions. This paper uses information from the literature to propose an approach to deriving sediment guideline values for these substances, which could be used to aid such operational decisions.
authors.affiliation: WRc plc, Medmenham, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Comber
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Dobbs
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004147:Dioxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005663:Furans / Q000633:toxicity*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D012015:Reference Standards; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D004147:Dioxins; D005663:Furans; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical