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Main Title IERL-RTP Procedures Manual: Level 1 Environmental Assessment Biological Tests.
Author Brusick, D. J. ; Young, R. R. ;
CORP Author Litton Bionetics, Inc., Kensington, MD.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Year Published 1981
Report Number EPA-68-02-2681; EPA-600/8-82-024;
Stock Number PB82-228966
Additional Subjects Manuals ; Bioassays ; Sampling ; Environmental surveys ; Assessments ; Air pollution ; Water pollution ; Industrial wastes ; Chemical analysis ; Toxicity ; Ecology ; Chemical analysis ; Solid wastes ; Procedures
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NTIS  PB82-228966 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 150p
Abstract
The manual gives revised procedures for Level 1 environmental assessment biological tests, and supersedes the first edition, EPA-600/7-77-043 (NTIS No. PB 268484), published in April 1977. The revised biological procedures complement the Level 1 chemical and physical procedures published in October 1978 as IERL-RTP Procedures Manual: Level 1 Environmental Assessment (Second Edition), EPA-600/7-78-201 (NTIS No. PB 293795). Level 1 is a screening phase that identifies, categorizes, and ranks the pollutant potential of influent and effluent streams from industrial and energy-producing processes. The manual is a guide to sampling and analysis professionals in planning and executing the bioassay portion of a phased environmental source assessment program. The manual gives the goals, strategies, and philosophy of a phased approach to environmental assessment. It introduces collection and pretest handling procedures for environmental samples and the recommended Level 1 biological test protocols used to analyze the samples. Basic quality control procedures are discussed, as are possible bioassay procedures for Levels 2 and 3.