Title: reference sediment
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - reference sediment
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14981
Status: current

Definition
Whole sediment near an area of concern used to assess sediment conditions in the absence of substances of concern.

Note
Such sediment is collected near a site of concern and should represent the background conditions.

Source
- PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 936 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)

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Citation: Citation: 'reference sediment' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14981
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