Application of two real-time toxicity tests to monitor Rocky Flats Plant water quality
Rocky Flats Plant (RFP) is part of the Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons complex and fabricated weapon components for the DOE from 1952 to 1989. Like other industrial facilities, RFP is subject to Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations that require surface water discharge monitoring. Unlike most industrial facilities, RFP is also regulated under a Federal Facility Compliance Agreement (FFCA) that requires development of water quality monitoring on a real-time basis. A surface water toxicity monitoring program was initiated in May 1991 to address requirements concerning prevention of toxic effluent discharges. The goal of the program is to determine which methods will provide real-time monitoring, thereby enhancing water management and protection of the aquatic environment downstream. In addition to the traditional whole effluent toxicity (WET) testing required by the FFCA, two other biological instrumentation techniques that may be applicable to real-time monitoring are being implemented. These are the Microtox{trademark} (Microtox{trademark} is a registered trademark of Microbics Corporation, hereinafter referred to as ``Microtox``) and automated respirometry. Both methods provide frequent sampling compared to WET testing and allow for more timely and frequent water quality measurement.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Rocky Flats, Inc., Golden, CO (United States). Rocky Flats Plant
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC34-90DP62349
- OSTI ID:
- 10154349
- Report Number(s):
- RFP-4677; CONF-9305184-1; ON: DE93012699
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 48. annual industrial waste conference,West Lafayette, IN (United States),10-12 May 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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