The Coastal Resource Coordinator's Bioassessment Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES................................................................ vi
PREFACE.......................................................................................................... ix
CHAPTER 1 BIOASSESSMENT: AN OVERVIEW.......................... 1-1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
THE ROLE OF BIOASSESSMENT IN THE
REMEDIAL PROCESS
INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 2-1
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT .................................... 2-1
REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION ...................................... 2-2
FEASIBILITY STUDY: BIOASSESSMENT
AS A TOOL TO ESTABLISH SITE CLEANUP
TARGET LEVELS. ..................................................... 2-4
REMEDIAL DESIGN/REMEDIAL ACTION:
BIOASSESSMENT AS A TOOL TO
EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF REMEDIAL
ACTIONS ................................................................... 2-6
REFERENCES............................................................ 2-7
TOXICITY TESTS
INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 3-1
Objectives of Toxicity Testing ................................................ 3-1
Advantages of Toxicity Testing ............................................. 3-2
Disadvantages of Toxicity Testing ........................................ 3-3
TEST SELECTION.......................................................................... 3-4
Testing Water, Soil, or Sediment............................................ 3-5
Selecting a Test Organism ...................................................... 3-7
Acute or Chronic Testing........................................................ 3-9
Endpoints .................................................................................. 3-9
Sediment Test Conditions: Static or Flow-Through.........3-10
Cost Effectiveness ..................................................................3-10
SAMPLING DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS................... 3-11
i July 2003