caa a22 4500 469106190 CHVBK 20180323133057.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00044715 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00044715 Assessment of sediment contamination at Great Lakes Areas of Concern: the ARCS Program Toxicity-Chemistry Work Group strategy [Elektronische Daten] [P. Ross, G. Burton Jr., E. Crecelius, J. Filkins, J. Giesy Jr., C. Ingersoll, P. Landrum, M. Mac, T. Murphy, J. Rathbun, V. Smith, H. Tatem, R. Taylor] In response to a mandate in Section 118(c)(3) of the Water Quality Act of 1987, a program called Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) was established. Four technical work groups were formed. This paper details the research strategy of the Toxicity-Chemistry Work Group. The Work Group's general objectives are to develop survey methods and to map the degree of contamination and toxicity in bottom sediments at three study areas, which will serve as guidance for future surveys at other locations. A related objective is to use the data base that will be generated to calculate sediment quality concentrations by several methods. The information needed to achieve these goals will be collected in a series of field surveys at three areas: Saginaw Bay (MI), Grand Calumet River (IN), and Buffalo River (NY). Assessments of the extent of contamination and potential adverse effects of contaminants in sediment at each of these locations will be conducted by collecting samples for physical characterization, toxicity testing, mutagenicity testing, chemical analyses, and fish bioaccumulation assays. Fish populations will be assessed for tumors and external abnormalities, and benthic community structure will be analyzed. A mapping approach will use low-cost indicator parameters at a large number of stations, and will extrapolate by correlation from traditional chemical and biological studies at a smaller number of locations. Sediment toxicity testing includes elutriate, pore water and whole sediment bioassays in a three-tiered framework. In addition to the regular series of toxicity tests at primary mater stations, some stations are selected for a more extensive suite of tests. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992 sediments nationallicence contamination nationallicence Great Lakes nationallicence ARCS nationallicence toxicity nationallicence Ross P. Department of Biology, The Citadel, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Burton Jr. G. Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Crecelius E. Battelle Memorial Institute, Marine Sciences Laboratory, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Filkins J. Large Lakes Research Station, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Giesy Jr. J. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Ingersoll C. National Fisheries Contaminant Research Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Landrum P. Great Lakes Environment Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Mac M. National Fisheries Research Center-Great Lakes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Murphy T. Chemistry Department, DePaul University, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Rathbun J. Large Lakes Research Station, AScI Corporation, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Smith V. Large Lakes Research Station, AScI Corporation, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Tatem H. Waterways Experiment Station, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Taylor R. Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A. aut Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Health Kluwer Academic Publishers 1/3(1992-09-01), 193-200 0925-1014 1:3<193 1992 1 10813 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00044715 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00044715 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ross P. Department of Biology, The Citadel, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Burton Jr G. Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crecelius E. Battelle Memorial Institute, Marine Sciences Laboratory, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Filkins J. Large Lakes Research Station, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Giesy Jr J. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ingersoll C. National Fisheries Contaminant Research Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Landrum P. Great Lakes Environment Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mac M. National Fisheries Research Center-Great Lakes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Murphy T. Chemistry Department, DePaul University, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rathbun J. Large Lakes Research Station, AScI Corporation, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Smith V. Large Lakes Research Station, AScI Corporation, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tatem H. Waterways Experiment Station, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Taylor R. Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 29409, Charleston, SC, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Health Kluwer Academic Publishers 1/3(1992-09-01), 193-200 0925-1014 1:3<193 1992 1 10813 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer