November 2008. This information is current and in use.
This report was prepared to provide the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection biological effects-based
sediment quality assessment guidelines (SQAGs) for Florida coastal
waters. A variety of approaches for deriving numerical SQAGs were
reviewed and evaluated. Using an approach recommended by Long and
Morgan (1990; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration),
preliminary SQAGs for 34 priority substances in Florida coastal
waters were derived and evaluated. These SQAGs are intended to
assist sediment quality assessment applications, such as
identifying priority areas for non-point source management
actions, designing wetland restoration projects, and monitoring
trends in environmental contamination. They are not intended to be
used as sediment quality criteria.
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Other Documents...
1994 Florida Sediment Quality Assessment Guidelines (SQAGs)
2012 State of Florida