Passive sampling methods for contaminated sediments: Practical guidance for selection, calibration, and implementation
| dc.contributor.author | Ghosh, Upal | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kane Driscoll, Susan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Burgess, Robert M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jonker, Michiel TO | |
| dc.contributor.author | Reible, Danny | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gobas, Frank | |
| dc.contributor.author | Choi, Yongju | |
| dc.contributor.author | Apitz, Sabine E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maruya, Keith A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gala, William R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mortimer, Munro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Beegan, Chris | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-09T17:54:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-04-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article provides practical guidance on the use of passive sampling methods (PSMs) that target the freely dissolved concentration (C*ᵣₑₑ) for improved exposure assessment of hydrophobic organic chemicals in sediments. Primary considerations for selecting a PSM for a specific application include clear delineation of measurement goals for C*ᵣₑₑ, whether laboratory-based “ex situ” and/or field-based “in situ” application is desired, and ultimately which PSM is best-suited to fulfill the measurement objectives. Guidelines for proper calibration and validation of PSMs, including use of provisional values for polymer–water partition coefficients, determination of equilibrium status, and confirmation of nondepletive measurement conditions are defined. A hypothetical example is described to illustrate how the measurement of C*ᵣₑₑ afforded by PSMs reduces uncertainty in assessing narcotic toxicity for sediments contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The article concludes with a discussion of future research that will improve the quality and robustness of C*ᵣₑₑ measurements using PSMs, providing a sound scientific basis to support risk assessment and contaminated sediment management decisions. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2014;10:210–223. © 2014 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of SETAC. Key Points Specific guidance is provided for the use of passive sampling methods for measuring freely dissolved concentrations in contaminated sediment site assessments. Guidelines are provided for proper calibration and validation of passive sampling methods including use of provisional values for polymer-water partition coefficients.Determination of equilibrium status and confirmation of non-depletive measurement conditions are defined. Further development is needed for the use of non-equilibrium passive sampling methods in the field and the validation of performance reference compound use in static sediment environments. * = subscript f | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Support for the workshop is gratefully acknowledged from ExxonMobil Corporation, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), the US Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. The participants thank Nikki Mayo, Greg Schiefer, Angelica Bajza, Maribel Gonzalez, and Stephen Weisberg of SCCWRP for assistance in workshop planning. We also thank Wenjian Lao, Abigail Joyce, Mallory Pirogovsky, and Kai Zhang for their assistance during the workshop. The authors thank Dr Loretta A Fernandez (Northeastern University, Boston, MA) for her calculations of adjusted of KPSM values for different temperature and salinity conditions presented in Supplemental Data Figure S1. U Ghosh thanks NIEHS Superfund Research Program for partial support through grant 1R01ES020941. S Kane Driscoll thanks the Department of Defense ESTCP program for support through project ER 201216. D Reible would like to acknowledge partial support through ESTCP project ER 0624. | |
| dc.description.uri | https://academic.oup.com/ieam/article/10/2/210/7754309 | |
| dc.format.extent | 14 pages | |
| dc.genre | journal articles | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2cuhu-zd6x | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ghosh, Upal, Susan Kane Driscoll, Robert M Burgess, Michiel TO Jonker, Danny Reible, Frank Gobas, Yongju Choi, et al. “Passive Sampling Methods for Contaminated Sediments: Practical Guidance for Selection, Calibration, and Implementation.” Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 10, no. 2 (April 1, 2014): 210–23. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.1507. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.1507 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/39172 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Faculty Collection | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering Department | |
| dc.rights | This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law. | |
| dc.rights | Public Domain | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ | |
| dc.title | Passive sampling methods for contaminated sediments: Practical guidance for selection, calibration, and implementation | |
| dc.type | Text |