Bioaccumulation factor portions of the proposed water quality guidance for the Great Lakes system

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:5749911

Bioaccumulation factors are being proposed to be used in the derivation of human health and wildlife criteria specific for the Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative (GLWQI). Adopting the use of bioaccumulation factors instead of bioconcentration factors presents a significant change from current Agency guidance. Because there is not an established procedure for determining bioaccumulation factors, national guidance may be eventually modeled on the proposed GLWQI Guidance. The document was produced to facilitate review of and comment on the proposed procedure for determining bioaccumulation factors by persons who may not keep abreast of Federal Register notices, including the larger scientific community. The document is composed of two chapters and one appendix. Chapter 1 describes the development of the proposed procedure for determining bioaccumulation factors; Chapter 2 presents the proposed methodology for development of bioaccumulation factors.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Water
• OSTI ID: 5749911
• Report Number(s): PB-94-109410/XAB; EPA--822/R-93/008
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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