Proposed New Guidance for Interpreting the Consequences of Bioaccumulation from Dredged Material

Download or read book Proposed New Guidance for Interpreting the Consequences of Bioaccumulation from Dredged Material written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This note describes, for consideration, modifications to current guidance for evaluating and interpreting bioaccumulation data collected during regulatory evaluations of dredged material. In response to inconsistencies in the application of current approaches, the authors of this technical note were tasked by the Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to suggest ways to improve current guidance regarding the use and interpretation of bioaccumulation data collected during evaluations of dredged material. Discussions and recommendations from a Denver workshop formed the basis for the group's subsequent considerations. The suggested modifications, outlined below, are discussed within the four-tiered framework used in the guidance manuals for evaluation of dredged material (USEPA/USACE 1991, 1994). These procedures are intended to increase the effectiveness of the regulatory process with regard to bioaccumulation.