Ecological investigation of a hazardous waste site, Warner Robins, Georgia

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Environmental Professional; (United States)

OSTI ID:6085672

Wade, M C ^[1]; Billig, P ^[2]

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1. Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Federal Programs Corp., Denver, CO (United States)

Zone 1, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, has been designated a National Priorities List Site by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The Remedial Investigation for Zone 1 recommended a quantitative analysis of ecological risk. To accomplish this task a characterization of the bottomland hardwood forest ecosystem present on the base was required. This ecological characterization included the study of hydrology, aquatic and wildlife biology, and wetlands ecology where potential impacts were in question. In addition, a suitable reference area was studied. The hydrologic investigation consisted primarily of the installation of water level recorders and staff gauges, collection of surface water data, installation of piezometers and collection of groundwater data, and the collection of rainfall data. The aquatic biology investigation centered around the sampling of benthic macroinvertebrate communities, bioassay toxicity tests for surface water and sediment, fish sampling, aquatic macrophyte collection, macrophyte collection, and emergent and free-floating plant collection. The wildlife biology investigation focused on a breeding bird survey. The wetlands ecology investigation comprised the collection of soil and vegetation samples and using the Wetland Evaluation Technique (WET) to assess the functions and values of the wetlands present.

• OSTI ID: 6085672
• Report Number(s): CONF-930523-; CODEN: EPROD9
• Journal Information: Environmental Professional; (United States), Vol. Supplement; Conference: 18. National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) annual conference on current and future priorities for environmental management, Raleigh, NC (United States), 24-26 May 1993; ISSN 0191-5398
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
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WATER POLLUTION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
BIOASSAY
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIRDS
FISHES
GROUND WATER
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HYDROLOGY
MILITARY FACILITIES
PLANTS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
SOILS
SURFACE WATERS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WETLANDS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECOSYSTEMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
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