Ecological evaluation of proposed dredged material from St. Andrew Bay, Florida

Technical Report · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10103087· OSTI ID:10103087

Mayhew, H L; Word, J Q; Kohn, N P; Pinza, M R; Karle, L M; Ward, J A ^[1]

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1. Battelle/Marine Sciences Lab., Sequim, WA (United States)

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, requested that the Battelle/Marine Sciences Laboratory (MSL) conduct field sampling and chemical and biological testing to determine the suitability of potential dredged material for open ocean disposal. Sediment from St. Andrew Bay was chemically characterized and evaluated for biological toxicity and bioaccumulation of contaminants. The Tier III guidance for ocean disposal testing requires tests of water column effects (following dredged material disposal), deposited sediment toxicity, and bioaccumulation of contaminants from deposited sediment (dredged material). To meet these requirements, the MSL conducted suspended-particulate-phase (SPP) toxicity tests, solid-phase toxicity tests, and bioaccumulation testing on sediment representing potential dredged material from Panama City Harbor. Physical and chemical characterization of sediment to support toxicity and bioaccumulation results was also conducted on both the test and reference sediments. The MSL collected sediment samples from five sites in St. Andrew Bay and one reference site near Lands End Peninsula. The five test sediments and the reference sediment were analyzed for physical and chemical sediment characteristics, SPP chemical contaminants, solid-phase toxicity, SPP toxicity, and bioaccumulation of contaminants.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Battelle/Marine Sciences Lab., Sequim, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10103087
• Report Number(s): PNL-8894; ON: DE94001682; TRN: 94:005497
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Oct 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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