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ERDC TN-DOER-R3
September 2004
Table 1
Characteristics of Dredged Materials Used to Create the DM Mixtures for the Test and Control
Soils1
Dredged Material
Soil
USEPA Guideline
Eastern United
Indiana
Monroe-CDF
Plant
Invert.
CSCL
CSCL
Characteristic
States
Harbor Canal
dry
Control
Control
plants
earthworms
-1
Organics (mg kg DW)
Arochlor-1248
44.20
0
0
0
40
-
-
2
Σ16-PAHs
389.0
0.32
0
0
-
500
-1
Total Metals (mg kg DW)
Antimony
5.59
<2.68
5
-
33000
61.4
3.49
10
60
4.8
Cadmium
15.23
0.65
1.24
<2.0
4
20
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569.3
16.93
1
0.4(VI)
33
Copper
293
19.77
100
60
13
Lead
763
22.57
6.9
<5.0
50
500
14
Mercury
1.29
0.31
0.3
0.1
0.08
Nickel
125.3
19.43
5.0
<2.0
30
200
11
Selenium
2.41
<0.54
1
70
0.3
Silver
3.30
<0.67
2
-
-
Vanadium
51.90
12.46
5.7
<4.0
2.5
-
43
Zinc
3853
103.27
18.2
<2.5
50
100
40
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Nutrients (mg kg DW)
Nitrate-N
ND
ND
122.6
3.93
Ammonia-N
ND
27.50
ND
ND
Infinite-sink P
ND
6.94
14.03
0.6
Total-K
ND
ND
ND
5.3
26000
Other
pH water
6.44
7.31
5.79
7.06
OM (%DW)
14.00
1.94
76.29
1.33
DW (%FW)
86.70
93.11
75.0
99.6
BD (g DW/ mL)
0.70
1.85
1.27
1.12
1
Critical Stressor Concentration Levels (CSCL, USEPA, 1999) based on screening benchmarks are given for comparison, and
levels in the Eastern U.S. are given for reference. Mean values (N=3).
2
Benchmark Fluorene, 56-day exposure.
Abbreviation: ND, not determined.
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