Calculate predicted environmental concentrations in sediment from surface water concentrations

Usage

PEC_sw_sed(PEC_sw, percentage = 100, method = "percentage",
  sediment_depth = 5, water_depth = 30, sediment_density = 1.3,
  PEC_sed_units = c("µg/kg", "mg/kg"))

Arguments

PEC_sw
Numeric vector or matrix of surface water concentrations in µg/L for which the corresponding sediment concentration is to be estimated
percentage
The percentage in sediment, used for the percentage method
method
The method used for the calculation
sediment_depth
Depth of the sediment layer
water_depth
Depth of the water body in cm
sediment_density
The density of the sediment in L/kg (equivalent to g/cm3)
PEC_sed_units
The units of the estimated sediment PEC value

Value

The predicted concentration in sediment

Description

The method 'percentage' is equivalent to what is used in the CRD spreadsheet PEC calculator

Examples

PEC_sw_sed(PEC_sw_drift(100, distances = 1), percentage = 50)
1 m 2.130769