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Considerations for integrative environmental assessments of contaminated estuarine sediments
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss integrative environmental assessments applicable
to estuarine sediments, including the advantages and limitations of different lines of evidence that
could form part of such assessments and their application to ecosystem services.
Design/methodology/approach – Weight of evident framework integrating multiple lines of
evidence for sediment quality assessment.
Findings – Integrative environmental assessments are required to fully address the risks to resident
fauna of anthropogenic contaminants deposited in estuarine sediments.
Originality/value – The paper presents an updated discussion of the methodologies for
environmental assessments of contaminated estuarine sediments.
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Seas Rivers Sedimentation Contamination Estuaries Sediments Environmental assessment Toxicity Weight of evidence Risk assessment