REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENTNovember 4th, 2003
FiledNovember 4th, 2003Short-term toxicity to organism(s) that have been affected by the properties of one or more chemical substances contained in water or sediment. The acute toxicity of contaminated sediment is generally determined by quantifying the mortality of appropriately sensitive organisms that are put into contact with the sediment, under either field or laboratory conditions, for a specified period.