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Main Title Sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE). Phases I, II, and III Guidance Document.
Author Ho, K. T. ; Burgess, R. M. ; Mount, D. R. ; Norberg-King, T. J. ; Hockett, J. R. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development.
Publisher Sep 2007
Year Published 2007
Report Number EPA/600/R-07/080;
Stock Number PB2008-103436
Additional Subjects Sediments ; Toxicity ; Contaminants ; Water pollution detection ; Pesticides ; Water analysis ; Industrial water ; Chemical effluents ; Waste disposal ; Dredged materials ; Identification ; Evaluation ; Ecology ; Risk assessments ; Remediation ; Toxicity identification evaluation(TIE)
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Abstract
Sediment contamination in the United States has been amply documented and, in order to comply with the 1972 Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must address the issue of toxic sediments. Contaminated sediments from a number of freshwater and marine sites have demonstrated acute and/or chronic toxicity to a variety of test species, as well as adverse ecological effects such as population declines and changes in community structure. However, simply knowing that a sediment is toxic has limited use. This document provides guidance on the performance of sediment Toxicity Identification and Evaluation (TIE). TIE methods allow for the identification of toxic chemicals or chemical classes causing observed toxicity. The identification of pollutants responsible for toxicity of contaminated sediments has broad application in a number of EPA programs as the methods can be used within the total maximum daily load (TMDL) framework, to link sediment toxicity to specific dischargers, to design cost-effective remediation programs, and to identify environmentally protective options for dredged material disposal. In addition, the identification of specific problem contaminants in sediments could prove to be very useful to EPA programs involved in the development of water or sediment quality guidelines, and the registration of new products such as pesticides. Finally, knowledge of the causes of toxicity that influence ecological changes such as community structure would be useful in performing ecological risk assessments not only for the Agency but also for the scientific and regulated community as a whole. This document provides guidance for both interstitial water and whole sediment TIEs and combines our current understanding of TIE methods for both marine and freshwater interstitial waters and whole sediments. This guidance does not include approaches for the implementation of sediment TIE in a regulatory context.