skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Using a triad approach in the assessment of hazardous waste site leaching from a Superfund site to an adjacent stream

Abstract

A triad approach was used in the evaluation of sediment in the Wolf River adjacent to the North Hollywood Dump, a federally listed Superfund site. Chemical analyses were done for 18 organochlorine pesticides, 21 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, and 10 metals. Sediment toxicity was evaluated with freshwater invertebrates. Chironomus tentans and Hyalella azteca. Benthic macroinvertebrate diversity and abundance were assessed with a family-level biotic index. Mean Al, Ba, Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn concentrations were significantly higher in sediments collected in the spring. Both spring and fall sediments exhibited toxicity downstream from, adjacent to, and upstream from the dump, with toxicity significantly higher in fall sediments; however, a consistent trend was not observed. Toxicity was typically greater in the fall, and metal concentrations were typically higher in spring sediments, suggesting that metals were not responsible for the toxicity. Sediment-associated organochlorine pesticide and PCB congener concentrations were all below detectable limits, suggesting that these potential contaminants are not contributing to the observed toxicity. No differences were found in benthic macroinvertebrate community structure, which was composed of predominantly pollution-tolerant families, among seasons or river reaches, which appear to be limited by the physical characteristics of the river. Sediments in urbanmore » reaches of the Wolf River appear to be degraded; the North Hollywood Dump cannot be isolated as a source of toxicity in this study. In situ testing, sediment toxicity identification and evaluation testing, acid-volatile sulfide analyses, or artificial substrate work would be appropriate to follow.« less

Authors:
 [1]; ; ;  [2];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Maine, Orono, ME (United States). Dept. of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
  2. Univ. of Memphis, TN (United States)
  3. Univ. of Mississippi, University, MS (United States)
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
290153
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; US SUPERFUND; LEACHING; STREAMS; WATER POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; TENNESSEE; SANITARY LANDFILLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; METALS

Citation Formats

Leppanen, C J, Blanner, P M, Allan, R S, Maier, K J, and Benson, W H. Using a triad approach in the assessment of hazardous waste site leaching from a Superfund site to an adjacent stream. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.1002/etc.5620171029.
Leppanen, C J, Blanner, P M, Allan, R S, Maier, K J, & Benson, W H. Using a triad approach in the assessment of hazardous waste site leaching from a Superfund site to an adjacent stream. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620171029
Leppanen, C J, Blanner, P M, Allan, R S, Maier, K J, and Benson, W H. 1998. "Using a triad approach in the assessment of hazardous waste site leaching from a Superfund site to an adjacent stream". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620171029.
@article{osti_290153,
title = {Using a triad approach in the assessment of hazardous waste site leaching from a Superfund site to an adjacent stream},
author = {Leppanen, C J and Blanner, P M and Allan, R S and Maier, K J and Benson, W H},
abstractNote = {A triad approach was used in the evaluation of sediment in the Wolf River adjacent to the North Hollywood Dump, a federally listed Superfund site. Chemical analyses were done for 18 organochlorine pesticides, 21 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, and 10 metals. Sediment toxicity was evaluated with freshwater invertebrates. Chironomus tentans and Hyalella azteca. Benthic macroinvertebrate diversity and abundance were assessed with a family-level biotic index. Mean Al, Ba, Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn concentrations were significantly higher in sediments collected in the spring. Both spring and fall sediments exhibited toxicity downstream from, adjacent to, and upstream from the dump, with toxicity significantly higher in fall sediments; however, a consistent trend was not observed. Toxicity was typically greater in the fall, and metal concentrations were typically higher in spring sediments, suggesting that metals were not responsible for the toxicity. Sediment-associated organochlorine pesticide and PCB congener concentrations were all below detectable limits, suggesting that these potential contaminants are not contributing to the observed toxicity. No differences were found in benthic macroinvertebrate community structure, which was composed of predominantly pollution-tolerant families, among seasons or river reaches, which appear to be limited by the physical characteristics of the river. Sediments in urban reaches of the Wolf River appear to be degraded; the North Hollywood Dump cannot be isolated as a source of toxicity in this study. In situ testing, sediment toxicity identification and evaluation testing, acid-volatile sulfide analyses, or artificial substrate work would be appropriate to follow.},
doi = {10.1002/etc.5620171029},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/290153}, journal = {Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry},
number = 10,
volume = 17,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
}