toxicity of sediments and sediment pore waters from the grand calumet river-indiana harbor, indiana area of concern. | the assessment of contaminated sediments is a difficult task due to the complex nature of the sediment matrix and the potential for exposure of aquatic organisms to in-place contaminants via several routes. differential species sensitivity also precludes the completion of a meaningful environmental assessment with only one species. therefore, a battery of assays approach with the microtox assay, 48 hr daphnia magna and ceriodaphnia dubia tests and a 10-day chironomous tentans test was used to ev ... | 1993 | 7691537 |