Pilot study for ambient toxicity testing in Chesapeake bay. Year two report

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6574901

Hall, L W; Ziegenfuss, M C; Fischer, S A; Anderson, R D; Killen, W D

The primary goal of the ambient toxicity testing pilot study was to identify toxic areas in living resource habitats of the Chesapeake Bay watershed by using a battery of standardized, directly modified or recently developed water column, sediment and suborganismal toxicity tests. Tests were conducted twice at the following stations: Potomac River-Morgantown, Potomac River-Dahlgren, Patapsco River and Wye River. A suite of inorganic and organic contaminants was evaluated in the water column and sediment during these tests. Standard water quality conditions were also evaluated in water and sediment from all stations.

• Research Organization: Maryland Univ., Queenstown, MD (United States). Wye Research and Education Center
• OSTI ID: 6574901
• Report Number(s): PB-93-165637/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-WO-00-43
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB--90-239880
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CHESAPEAKE BAY
TOXICITY
WATER POLLUTION
TOXIC MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
ANIMALS
MONITORING
POTOMAC RIVER
QUALITY ASSURANCE
SEDIMENTS
TESTING
WATER QUALITY
WATERSHEDS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
BAYS
COASTAL WATERS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MATERIALS
POLLUTION
RIVERS
SEAS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
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560300 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology