17. Spearman-rank correlations (Rho, corrected for ties) between four toxicity 

 end-points (as percent of controls) and the concentrations of trace elements in 

 Hudson-Raritan estuary sediments (n=38) 80 



18. Spearman-rank correlations (Rho, corrected for ties) between four toxicity end-points 

 (as percent of controls) and the concentrations of acid-volatile sulfides (AVS) and 

 simultaneously extracted trace metals (SEM) in Hudson-Raritan Estuary sediments (n=38) 80 



1 9. Spearman-rank correlations (Rho, corrected for ties) between four toxicity end-points 

 (as percent of controls) and the concentrations of PCBs and pesticides in hudson-Raritan 



Estuary sediments (n=38) 81 



20. Spearman-rank correlations (Rho, corrected for ties) between four toxicity end-points 

 (as percent of controls) and the concentrations of PAHs in Hudson-Raritan Estuary 



sediments (n=38) 82 



21 . Samples from the Hudson-Raritan estuary (Phase 1 ) stations that equalled or exceeded 

 the respective ERM or SQC guideline concentrations for teach major substance or class 

 of compounds. Stations in which the concentration exceeded the guideline by >2x are 



listed in bold (n=38) 83 



22. Average trace metal concentrations (ppm, dry wt. or umole/g ± s.d.) in samples that 

 were not toxic, significantly toxic (p<0.05), and highly toxic (percent survival <80% 



of controls) in amphipod tests, ratios between the averages, and ratios of highly toxic 



averages to SQGs 89 



23. Average pesticide and PCB concentrations in samples that were not toxic, significantly 

 toxic, and highly toxic in the amphipod tests, ratios between the averages, and ratios of 



highly toxic averages to SQGs 90 



24. Average PAH concentrations in samples that were not toxic, significantly toxic, and 

 highly toxic in the amphipod tests, ratios between the averages, and ratios between hi 



ghly toxic averages and respective SQGs 92 



25. Average trace metal concentrations in samples that were not toxic, significantly toxic, 

 and highly toxic in microtox tests, ratios between the averages, and ratios of highly toxic 

 averages to SQGs 93 



26. Average pesticide and PCB concentrations in samples that were not toxic, significantly 

 toxic, and highly toxic in the Microtox tests, ratios between the averages, and ratios of 



highly toxic averages to SQGs 94 



27. Average PAH concentrations in samples that were not toxic, significantly toxic, and highly 

 toxic in the Microtox tests, ratios between the averages, and ratios between highly toxic 



averages and respective SQGs 95 



28. Spearman-rank correlations between percent amphipod survival and the concentrations 

 of total trace metals and with the ratios of simultaneously extracted metals to 



acid-volatile sulfides in Phase 2 sediments 96 



29. Spearman-rank correlations between percent amphipod survival and the concentrations 



of chlorinated organic compounds in Newark Bay 97 



30. Spearman-rank correlations between percent amphipod survival and the concentrations 



of chlorinated dibenzo dioxin and dibenzo furan compounds in Newark Bay sediments 98 



31 . Spearman-rank correlations between percent amphipod survival and the concentrations 



of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in Newark Bay sediments 99 



