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Record 1 2001-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

... interim criteria adopted for assessing the quality of sediment in the St.Lawrence River. Three levels were defined: -No effect level (reference concentration, no chronic or acute effects); -Minimal effect level (concentration with a tolerated effect on most benthic organisms); -Toxic effect level (concentration with a harmful effect on most benthic organisms).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

Les critères intérimaires pour l'évaluation de la qualité des sédiments retenus pour le fleuve Saint-Laurent [...] sont regroupés en trois niveaux : -Seuil sans effet (SSE) : teneur de base, sans effets chroniques ou aigus; -Seuil d'effets mineurs (SEM) : teneur où sont observés des effets cependant tolérés par la majorité des organismes benthiques; -Seuil d'effets néfastes (SEN) : teneur produisant des effets nuisibles pour la majorité des organismes bentiques.

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