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SEDIMENTS, SEC 5 • SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT • RESEARCH ATICLE
Development and application of a methodology for screening, on the basis of the carcinogenic (H7), toxic for
reproduction (H10) and mutagenic (H11) criteria of the latest European legislation, hazardous vs non-hazardous
sediments to be disposed of on land
Christophe Mouvet
Received: 14 October 2010 / Accepted: 17Jule 2011
© Springer-Verlag 2011
Responsible editor: Sabine Apitz
C. Mouvet ()
BRGM, Environment and Process Division, Avenue C. Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans cédex 2, France
e-mail: c.mouvet@brgm.fr
Table 1 Organic substances analysed in sediments from the 2007 campaign of the French Surveillance
Control Monitoring Network set up by the Water Agencies in compliance with the European Union Water
Framework Directive
1,1 dichloro-2,2 bis (p-chlorophenyl)
1,1,1-trichloro-2 (o-chlorophenyl)
1,1,1-trichloro-2,2 bis (p-chlorophenyl)
1,1-dichloro-2,2 bis (p-chlorophenyl)
3 chloropropene
4-tert octylphenol
Acenaphtene
Acenaphtylene
Acetochlore
Aclonifene
Alachlore
Aldrine
AMPA (aminomethylphosphonic acid)
Anthracene
Atrazine
Azoxystrobine
Benzene
Benzo (a) anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Bromacil
Bromoxynil
Bromoxynil octanoate
C10-13-chloroalcanes
Carbon tetrachloride
Chlorfenvinphos
Chloro-4 Methylphenol-3
Chloroaniline-2
Chloroaniline-3
Chloroaniline-4
Chlorobenzene
Chloroform
Chlormephos
Chloronitrobenzene-1,2
Chloronitrobenzene-1,3
Chloronitrobenzene-1,4
Chlorophenol-2
Chlorophenol-3
Chlorophenol-4
Chloroprene
Chlorotoluene-2
Chlorotoluene-3
Chlorotoluene-4
Chlorprophame
Chlorpyrifos ethyl
Chrysene
Clomazone
Cyprodinil
DDD op'
DDD pp'
DDE op'
DDE pp'
DDT op'
DDT pp'
Deisopropyl-desethyl-atrazine
Deltamethrine
Desethyl atrazine
Desethyl terbuthylazine
Dibenzo(ah)anthracene
Dicamba
Dichloroaniline-2,3
Dichloroaniline-2,4
Dichloroaniline-2,5
Dichloroaniline-2,6
Dichloroaniline-3,4
Dichloroaniline-3,5
Dichlorobenzene-1,2
Dichlorobenzene-1,3
Dichlorobenzene-1,4
Dichloroethane-1,1
Dichloroethane-1,2
Dichloroethene-1,1
Dichloromethane
Dichlorophenol-2,4
Dichlorprop
Dichlorvos
Dieldrine
Diflufenicanil
Dimethenamid
Dimethomorphe
Diuron
Endosulfan
Endosulfan alpha
Endosulfan beta
endrine
Epoxiconazole
Ethofumesate
Ethyl hexyl phthalate
Ethylbenzene
Fenitrothion
Fenoxycarbe
Fludioxonyl
Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Fluroxypyr
Glyphosate
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclohexane alpha
Hexachlorocyclohexane beta
Hexachlorocyclohexane delta
Hexachloroethane
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Iprodione
Isodrine
Isopropylbenzene
Kresoxim methyl
Lambda-cyhalothrine
Lindane
Linuron
Mecoprop
Metalaxyl M
Naphtalene
Napropamide
Nicosulfuron
4-para-nonylphenol
Nonylphenols
Norflurazone
Octabromodiphenylether
Octylphenol
Oxadiazon
Oxadixyl
Pendimethaline
p-(n-octyl) phenol
Pentabromodiphenyl oxyde
Pentabromodiphenylether
Pentachlorobenzene
Pentachlorophenol
Phenanthrene
Phosphate de tributyle
Phoxime
Polychlorobiphenyl 28
Polychlorobiphenyl 52
Polychlorobiphenyl 77
Polychlorobiphenyl 101
Polychlorobiphenyl 118
Polychlorobiphenyl 138
Polychlorobiphenyl 153
Polychlorobiphenyl 180
Procymidone
Propyzamide
Pyrene
Pyrimethanil
Rimsulfuron
Simazine
Sulcotrione
Tebuconazole
Tetrachlorethene
Tetrachlorobenzene-1,2,4,5
Tetrachloroethane-1,1,2,2
Tetraconazole
Toluene
Trichlorethene
Trichlorobenzene 1,2,3
Trichlorobenzene 1,3,5
Trichlorobenzene-1,2,4
Trichloroethane-1,1,1
Trichloroethane-1,1,2
Trichlorophenol-2,4,5
Trichlorophenol-2,4,6
Triclopyr
Trifluraline
Vinyl chloride
Xylene
Table 2 Literature review on the speciation in sediments of trace elements analysed in routine monitoring programs
Geochemical fraction
Trace element
Exchangeable /
carbonates
(%)
Oxyhydroxides
Oxides
(%)
Organic matter/
sulfides
(%)
Residual
(%)
Total
(mg kg-1)
46 / n. d.
8/2
3/4
3.5 / 2
 20 /  2
34 / -
20 / 13
72
n. d. / 57
Σ = 20
29
16 / 6
Σ = 10
n. d. / 12.
18
3/12 / n. d.
Σ  12
- / 47
6 / 73
<5
n. d.
33
50
50
4
6
70 - 650
107
680
17
100 - 270
130
11 - 568
14 / 31
5 / 18
4 / 14
? / 13
25 / 28
27
11
47
18
28
Σ = 21,8
12 / 42
Σ = 23,8
77 / < 1
Σ = 15
0 / 100
6
?
13
4
4
‡
1,1
23,6
1,1
8,9
4,7
244 - 764
Akcay et al. 2003
Baruah et al. 1996
Yuan et al. 2004
? / 1 - 10
?/<5
Σ  5 - 11
41 - 68
40 - 50
5 - 18
Σ = 19 -23
Σ5
Σ = 5 - 10
6 -28
40 - 50
61 - 90
30 - 40
19 -150
8 -15
Lam et al. 1997
Graham et al. 2009
Akcay et al. 2003
Fytianos and Lourantou 2004
Tokalioglu et al. 2000
O’Day et al. 2000
Yuan et al. 2004
11 / 4
< 0,4 / 2 -8
6 / 13
5 / 10
Σ<1
+
Σ<1
39
50 – 61
33 – 36
20
<1
+
<1
Σ = 46
Σ = 5 - 16
Σ=6–9
Σ = 40
Σ = 43
-/1-5
Set as 0
27 - 35
38 – 43
22
57
‡
95 - 99
35 - 116
68 - 1050
175 - 212
20 - 32
10
244 - 764
88 - 136
10 / 34
4 / 16
0,2 – 6 / 7 - 12
Σ5
5/6
Σ<2
19
14
20 - 30
20 - 25
5
<2
Σ = 36
Σ = 54
16 – 22
Σ5
Σ = 49
Σ5
Set as 0
12
43 -46
70 - 80
37
81 - 94
16 - 35
6 - 85
106 - 315
18 - 102
30
18 - 42
Reference
As
Blute et al. 2009
Gault et al. 2003
Azcue & Nriagu 1995
Maher 1984
Haus et al. 2008
Jay et al. 2005
Harrington et al. 1998
Cd
Liu et al. 2008
Loska & Wiechula 2002
Pardo et al. 1990
Martin et al. 1996
Vaithiyanathan et al 1993
O’Day et al. 2000 †
Co
Cr
Ni
Lam et al. 1997
Pardo et al. 1990
Akcay et al. 2003
Baruah et al. 1996
Tokalioglu et al. 2000
Yuan et al. 2004
†
Results based on spectroscopic methods
‡ : The residual fraction is determined solely on operational basis in chemical sequential extraction; it does not have an
equivalent in spectroscopic methods
n. a.: not analysed
n. d.: not determined
Bold type: dominant fraction; the sum (Σ) of all fractions may not equal 100 % because our data analysis provides mean
values from different samples
Table 2 (cntd.) Literature review on the speciation in sediments of trace elements analysed in routine monitoring
programs
Geochemical fraction
Trace element
Reference
Exchangeable /
carbonates
(%)
Oxyhydroxides
Oxides
(%)
Organic matter/
sulfides
(%)
Residual
(%)
Total
(mg kg-1)
0 / 12
31
Σ=5
49
600
Σ=0
-/+
Σ5%
Σ=1–3
Σ=5
0/<2
< 5 / 25
Σ5
5 / 30
31
+
7 – 19
28 – 40
4
40 – 60
0
<5
10 - 15
Σ = 22
Σ = 50 – 60
Σ = 17 – 20
Σ = 53
Σ5
Σ = 70
Σ = 12 – 66
Σ = 30
32
‡
2 – 20
24 -34
38
30 – 50
n. a.
29 - 62
17
176
213 - 1269
20 - 150
107 - 149
18
8 - 32
30
20 - 45
13
+
+ (16 ?)
10
0,6 – 0,9 / 6 – 8
Σ5
Σ=3
+
+ (16 ?)
40
38 – 49
< 5 - 23
10
+
- / 80
- / 60
- / 50
Σ = 34 – 45
Σ5
Σ = 60
-/+
‡
‡
‡
2 – 10
73 - 96
27
‡
288 -890
427
4 700
143 - 158
35 - 125
25 - 56
6 600
Pb
Galvez-Cloutier and Dubé
1998
Savonina et al. 2006
O’Day et al. 2000
Reboreda & Caçador 2007
Akcay et al. 2003
Tokalioglu et al. 2000
Baruah et al. 1996
Mortimer & Rae 2000
Yuan et al. 2004
Fytianos and Lourantou 2004
Zn
O’Day et al.
Peltier et al.
Panfili et al.
Akcay et al.
Yuan et al.
Tokalioglu et al.
Isaure et al.
†
2000
2005
2005
2003
2004
2000
2001
Results based on spectroscopic methods
‡ : The residual fraction is determined solely on operational basis in chemical sequential extraction; it does not have an
equivalent in spectroscopic methods
n. a.: not analysed
n. d.: not determined
Bold type: dominant fraction; the sum (Σ) of all fractions may not equal 100% because the data analysis provides mean
values from different samples
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