Ecological Evaluation Technical Guidance - State of New Jersey

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AppendiciesAppendix A - Habitat Survey Forms ...............................................................................100Appendix B - Sampling Procedures for Benthic Algae and Plankton.............................104Appendix C - Surface Water Toxicity Testing ................................................................106Appendix D - Sediment Toxicity Testing........................................................................110Appendix E - Sediment Pore Water and Elutriate Toxicity Testing................................114Appendix F - Sediment Pore Water Sampling Techniques .............................................117Appendix G - Invertebrate Sampling Methods................................................................119Appendix H - Soil Toxicity Testing.................................................................................122Appendix I - Using the Toxic Equivalency (TEQ) Approach to Evaluate Dioxin,Furan, and Dioxin-like PCB Results........................................................125Tables and FiguresFigure 3-1: Flow diagram to describe the EE process during the Site Investigation.......10Figure 3-2: Flow diagram to describe the EE and ERA process in the RemedialInvestigation..................................................................................................10Figure 5-1: Sketch map of river showing stratified regions and sampling points ...........24Table 6-1: Assessment and Measurement Endpoints.....................................................35Figure 6-2: Ecological Conceptual Site Model................................................................36Figure 6-3: Example of an Ecological Conceptual Site Model as a Chart ......................36Figure 6-4: Conceptual Model for Applying Various Sediment AssessmentApproaches in a Tiered System to Determine the Risk of AdverseEffects Due to PAHs in Sediments ...............................................................74Figure 7-1: Hypothetical Example of Media Concentrations to Consider forSelection of Ecological Risk-Based Remediation Goals..............................81Figure 7-2: Simplified Example of Determining a Remediation Goal Using aStandard Food Chain Model and Site-Specific Tissue Residue Data...........81Figure 7-3: Simplified Example of Determining a Remediation Goal Using theApparent Effects Threshold (AET) Approach..............................................82Figure 9-1: Plot of Exposure Risk Reduction vs. Acres of Habitat Destroyed ...............86Ecological Evaluation Technical Guidance Document 3Version 1.2 8/29/12
Acronyms and AbbreviationsADDAETAFAFDWASTMAVSBERABAFBSAFsBWCERCLACMCOPECCRCSMDDTDGTDODQOEcoSSLsECSMEEEqPERAERAGSER-LER-MESCESNRFIFSPMGISHOCHQICITRCLELLOAELLOECLOILSRPMDLAverage Daily Dose (mg/kg-day)Apparent Effects ThresholdAbsorption FractionAsh-Free Dry WeightAmerican Society for Testing and MaterialsAcid Volatile SulfideBaseline Ecological Risk AssessmentBioaccumulation FactorSediment/Soil-to-Biota Bioaccumulation FactorsBody weightComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability ActConcentration of COPECs in media of concernContaminants of Potential Ecological ConcernContact Rates (kg/day or L/day)Conceptual Site ModelDichloro-Diphenyl, Tri-ChloroethaneDiffusive Gradient in Thin FilmsDissolved OxygenData Quality ObjectivesEcological Soil Screening LevelsEcological Conceptual Site ModelEcological EvaluationEquilibrium PartitioningEcological Risk AssessmentsEcological Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Process forDesigning and Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments (EPA 540-R-97-006, June 1997)Effects Range-LowEffects Range-MedianEcological Screening CriteriaEnvironmentally Sensitive Natural ResourceFractional IntakeField Sampling Procedures ManualGeographic Information SystemHydrophobic Organic ChemicalHazard QuotientInhibitory ConcentrationInterstate Technology & Regulatory CouncilLowest Effects LevelLowest Observed Adverse Effect LevelLowest Observed Effect ConcentrationLetter of InterpretationLicensed Site Remediation ProfessionalMethod Detection LimitEcological Evaluation Technical Guidance Document 4Version 1.2 8/29/12
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Details regarding surface water tox
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e present at intervals greater than
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elatively sedentary organisms that
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COPECs. The following references ar
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tests (USEPA, 2002e). After collect
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multiple reference area soils repre
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In ERAs, tissue residue analyses ar
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Objectives of the ERA: including a
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evaluation might necessitate the co
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N.J.A.C. 7:26E-4.8(c)1. The ERA may
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sediment (i.e., that fraction that
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Twelve dioxin-like PCB congeners ha
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indicates burial of potential dioxi
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of evidence for evaluating risk unt
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7.2.1 Apparent Effects Threshold Ap
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when site conditions are most simil
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destroying 10 acres of the mature f
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ASTM (American Society for Testing
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Establishing Sediment Quality Crite
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N.J.A.C. (New Jersey Administrative
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USEPA. 1989c. Risk Assessment Guida
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http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/regu
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USEPA 2006a. Data Quality Assessmen
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Appendix A - Habitat Survey FormsEc
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Ecological Evaluation Technical Gui
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Appendix B - Sampling Procedures fo
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Appendix C - Surface Water Toxicity
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Short-term chronic studies, endpoin
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Appendix D - Sediment Toxicity Test
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Toxicity Test DesignSediment toxici
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Appendix E - Sediment Pore Water an
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The seven-day daphnid survival and
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esults are then evaluated using USE
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Surber or Square-foot BottomThis sa
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Appendix H - Soil Toxicity TestingS
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another sample may still have a sub
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conservative approach from an ecolo
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Data PresentationTabular presentati
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