Chesapeake Bay ambient toxicity-assessment workshop report

Technical Report · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6876341

Krome, E C

Proceedings of a workshop conducted in Annapolis, Maryland, July 25-27, 1989. Its purpose was to provide resource managers with the necessary information to better assess and evaluate the significance of toxic contaminants as causes of mortality and impaired growth and reproduction of Bay organisms. Plenary presentations addressed population risk assessment; sediment toxicity assessment; whole organism toxicity assessment; and suborganismal toxicity assessment. Subsequent group sessions developed conclusions, findings and recommendations.

• Research Organization: Maryland Univ., College Park, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6876341
• Report Number(s): PB-90-239880/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
SENSITIVITY
CHESAPEAKE BAY
WATER POLLUTION
SEDIMENTS
CONTAMINATION
MEETINGS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BIOASSAY
GROWTH
HABITAT
MORTALITY
RECOMMENDATIONS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACES
TOXIC MATERIALS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
BAYS
ECOSYSTEMS
INTERFACES
MATERIALS
POLLUTION
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
540320* - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)