J.N. Huckins J. D. Petty K.T. Ho E.A. Stern J.A. Lebo 2000 <p><span>Aqueous slurries of a test sediment spiked with dibenz[a,h]anthracene, 2,4,5,2′,4′,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, p,p′-DDE, or phenanthrene were subjected to decontamination experimentation. The spiked sediments were agitated at elevated temperatures for at least 96 h in the presence of either of the two contaminant-absorbing media: clusters of polyethylene membrane or lipid-containing semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs). The effects of treatment temperature and surface area of media on the removal of contaminants were explored. This work is part of a larger methodology for whole-sediment toxicity identification evaluation (TIE). A method is being sought that is capable of detoxifying sediments with respect to organic contaminants while leaving toxicity attributable to inorganic contaminants unaffected.</span></p> application/pdf 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00270-2 en Elsevier Selective removal of organic contaminants from sediments: A methodology for toxicity identification evaluations (TIEs) article