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Contents
2.5
2.6
2.4.2
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons .................. . . . . . . . . . .
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2.4.3
Phenols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.4.4
Fatty Acids ...........................................
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2.4.5
Humic and Fulvic Acids ................................
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2.4.6
Carbohydrates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.4.7
Phthalate Esters .......................................
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2.4.8 Detergents ...........................................
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2.4.9
Volatile Aliphatic Chloro Compounds ....................
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2.4.10 Non-Volatile Organochlorine Compounds .................
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2.4.11 Chlorinated Insecticides ................................
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2.4.12 Polychlorinated Biphenyls ..............................
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2.4.13 Trialkyl and Triaryl Phosphates .........................
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2.4.14 Organophosphorus Insecticides ..........................
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2.4.15 Herbicides ...........................................
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2.4.16 Dioxins (Tetrachloro to Octachloro Dibenzo-p-dioxins) and
Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans ..........................
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2.4.17 Adenosine Triphosphate................................
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2.4.18 General and Priority Pollutants ..........................
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2.4.19 Organosulphur Compounds .............................
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Organometallic Compounds .................................. .
2.5.1
Lead ............................................... .
2.5.2
Mercury ............................................ .
2.5.3
Tin ................................................ .
2.5.4
Silicon
Radioelements
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Chapter 3
Lake and Pond Sediments ............................. .
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3.1
Metals
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.1.5
3.1.6
3.1.7
Cadmium ........................................... .
Mercury ............................................ .
Silver ............................................... .
Selenium ............................................ .
Tin ................................................ .
Vanadium ........................................... .
Multielements ....................................... .
3.2
Non-Metals and Sulphides .....................................
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3.2.1
Total Nitrogen ........................................
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3.2.2 Total Phosphorus .....................................
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3.2.3
Inorganic Sulphide ....................................
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3.3
Organic Carbon Parameters ...................................
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3.3.1
Organic Carbon .......................................
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3.3.2
Sediment Oxygen Demand..............................
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3.4
Organics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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