Ecological Evaluation Technical Guidance - State of New Jersey

6.2.1.3 Biological Sampling of Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms ................ 516.2.1.4 Surface Water Toxicity Tests................................................................ 536.2.2 Sediments ..............................................................................................546.2.2.1 Sampling Plan Design for Study and Reference Areas ........................ 546.2.2.2 Sediment Habitat Assessments and Community Surveys .................... 576.2.2.3 Sediment Pore Water Sampling............................................................ 586.2.2.4 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling ................................................... 606.2.2.5 Sediment Toxicity Tests ....................................................................... 616.2.2.6 Toxicity Testing for Sediment Pore Water and Elutriate...................... 616.2.3 Soil.........................................................................................................626.2.3.1 Sampling Plan Design for Study and Reference Areas ........................ 626.2.3.2 Terrestrial Habitat Assessments and Community Surveys................... 646.2.3.3 Surface Soil Sampling........................................................................... 656.2.3.4 Biological Sampling of Soil Invertebrates, Plants and Wildlife........... 656.2.3.5 Surface Soil Toxicity Tests................................................................... 676.3 Ecological Risk Assessment Report ..................................................................676.4 Special Circumstances .......................................................................................686.4.1 Wetlands................................................................................................686.4.1.1 Wetland Permit Considerations ............................................................ 706.4.1.2 Wetland Backfill Considerations .......................................................... 716.4.2 Estuaries ................................................................................................716.4.3 Urban Areas...........................................................................................726.4.4 Hot Spots ...............................................................................................726.4.5 Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons....................................................736.4.6 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ......................................................736.4.7 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Aroclor vs. Congener) ..............................756.4.8 Chlorinated Dioxin, Furans, and Dioxin-like PolychlorinatedBiphenyls .............................................................................................766.4.9 Historic Fill Material and Dredged Material.........................................786.4.10 Acid-Volatile Sulfides/Simultaneously Extracted Metals.....................787.0 Determination of Ecological Risk-Based Remediation Goals.................................. 807.1 Use of Food Chain Models and Tissue Residue Data to DetermineRemediation Goals...........................................................................................807.2 Use of Soil and Sediment Toxicity Test Results to Determine RemediationGoals ................................................................................................................807.2.1 Apparent Effects Threshold Approach..................................................827.2.2 Sediment/Soil Effects Concentration Approach....................................828.0 Uncertainty................................................................................................................ 829.0 Risk Management Considerations ............................................................................ 849.1 Soil Remediation Standards and Deed Notices .................................................849.2 Risk Management Decisions..............................................................................8410.0 Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Data Usability............................................ 8611.0 References................................................................................................................. 87Ecological Evaluation Technical Guidance Document 2Version 1.2 8/29/12