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Main Title Application of chemical fractionation/aquatic bioassay procedure to hazardous waste site monitoring /
Author Lopez-Avila, V. ; McKenzie, W. D. ; Kaminsky, R. ; Spanagel, U. ; Olsson, T. A.
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Author Title of a Work
Lopez-Avila, Viorica.
CORP Author Acurex Corp., Mountain View, CA. Energy and Environmental Div. ;Bioassay Systems Corp., Woburn, MA. ;Lockheed Engineering and Management Services Co., Inc., Las Vegas, NV. ;PEDCo-Environmental, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.;Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab., Las Vegas, NV.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory,
Year Published 1985
Report Number EPA/600/4-85/059; EPA-68-03-3100
Stock Number PB86-109493
Subjects Hazardous waste sites--Zone of aeration--Monitoring
Additional Subjects Bioassay ; Hazard wastes ; Distillation ; Responses ; Waste water ; Procedures ; Pollution detection ; Monitoring ; Water pollution detection
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NTIS  PB86-109493 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 120 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Abstract
The chemical fractionation/aquatic bioassay test basically involves biological testing, first using a given collection of leachate, surface water, or liquid waste, and then using fractions and subfractions of the original sample material. The final test result, derived from a compilation of these different bioassay responses, is used to identify bioactive fractions of the original sample material, to assess some of the additive, synergistic and/or antagonistic effects caused by the component waste chemicals, and to provide a preliminary (or screening) hazard evaluation for the aquatic ecosystem. While the procedure has been successfully used for monitoring industrial pollutants, the overall technique was not considered to be ready for use at hazardous waste sites. Results from an initial evaluation indicated that procedural revisions were necessary to improve the chemical fractionation phase. When these procedural revisions had been made, another evaluation was conducted using samples taken from actual hazardous waste sites.
Notes
"September 1985." "EPA/600/4-85/059." Microfiche.