RESRAD-ECORISK: A computer code for ecological risk assessment
RESRAD-ECORISK is a PC-based computer code developed by Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to estimate risks from exposure of ecological receptors at sites contaminated with potentially hazardous chemicals. The code is based on and is consistent with the methodologies of RESRAD-CHEM, an ANL-developed computer code for assessments of human health risk. RESRAD-ECORISK uses environmental fate and transport models to estimate contaminant concentrations in environmental media from an initial contaminated soil source and food-web uptake models to estimate contaminant doses to ecological receptors. The dose estimates are then used to estimate a risk for the ecological receptor and to calculate preliminary soil guidelines for reducing risks to acceptable levels. Specifically, RESRAD-ECORISK calculates (1) a species-specific applied daily dose for each contaminant (using species-specific life history information and site-specific environmental media concentrations), (2) an ecological hazard quotient (EHQ) for each contaminant and species, and (3) preliminary soil cleanup criteria for each contaminant and receptor. RESRAD-ECORISK incorporates a user-friendly menu-driven interface, databases and default values for a variety of ecological and chemical parameters, and on-line help for easy operation. The code is sufficiently flexible to simulate different contaminated sites and incorporate site-specific ecological data.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States); USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 135066
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/EA/CP-86224; CONF-950868-32; ON: DE96002693; TRN: 95:008606
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ER `95: environmental remediation conference: committed to results, Denver, CO (United States), 13-18 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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