Assessing the Narcosis Hazard of Marine Sediments: Application of GCxGC Analysis

Lead Pi: Philip Gschwend · 2/2008 - 1/2010

Project Personnel:

MIT Sea Grant
Project number: 2008-R/RC-109
Strategic Focus Area: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Safe and Sustainable Seafood Supply
toxic organic compounds PAHs PCBs UCM bioavailability sediment quality criteria

This project focuses on developing an accurate method of analyzing the narcosis toxicity resulting from mixtures of hydrophobic organic compounds in sediments. This research will aid in management of sediment beds contaminated with toxic organic compounds.