[Sediment quality criteria for organic pollutants based on phase-equilibrium partitioning approach: a review].
Sediment quality criteria (SQC) are the supplement of current water quality criteria, being of significance in water quality management. In China, the research on SQC started late, and was mainly focused on heavy metals, paying less attention to organic pollutants. Phase-equilibrium partitioning approach (EqP) is a useful approach which can be used to derive sediment quality criteria for organic pollutants. In this paper, the basic principles of EqP and its applications for SQC of organic pollutants were introduced, and the impact of irreversible adsorption as well as the modification of EqP was discussed. Some problems of the present EqP and the research prospects were put forward.
Zhu
Ling-Yan
LY
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300457, China. zhuly@nankai.edu.cn
Liu
Nan-Nan
NN
Deng
Bao-Le
BL
D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000502:physiology; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D009930:Organic Chemicals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical