Ch. 1. Introduction / Alena Mudroch, Jose M. Azcue and Paul Mudroch -- Ch. 2. Measurement of Physical Properties of Sediments / Jeanne B. Percival and Patricia J. Lindsay -- Ch. 3. Measurement of Eh and pH in Aquatic Sediments / Pierre Brassard -- Ch. 4. Rapid and Cost-Effective Analysis for Aquatic Sediment Samples by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry / Ken F. Maley -- Ch. 5. Determination of Trace Elements in Sediments / Gwendy E. M. Hall -- Ch. 6. Neutron Activation Analysis / Jose Marcus Godoy -- Ch. 7. Determination of Nutrients in Aquatic Sediments / Haig Agemian -- Ch. 8. Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Organic Contaminants in Sediments / Hing-Biu Lee and Dennis R. Gere