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NHEERL CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT RESEARCH MULTI-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (2005)
Citation:
U.S. EPA. NHEERL CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT RESEARCH MULTI-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (2005). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-05/033 (NTIS PB2005-110710), 2005.
Impact/Purpose:
This document contains the implementation plan for contaminated sediment research within NHEERL for fiscal years 2004 - 2008. Contaminated sediments research in the Office of Research and Development (ORD) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is based on needs identified by EPA's Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI).
Description:
ORD has developed a multi-year plan (MYP) called the Contaminated Sites MYP to address the research needs of EPA's Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI). One of the long-term goals of the Contaminated Sites MYP relates to contaminated sediments, and this document describes the detailed approach that NHEERL will take to address some of the scientific uncertainties identified in the MYP. This document was developed in the context of the expected resource base for the program: an intramural research effort with about 8 full time research FTEs (full time equivalents) and associated research support resources. The Introduction provides a brief discussion of the process by which NHEERL developed this Plan.
The NHEERL contaminated sediments research program described in the Plan contains four projects, focused respectively on (1) linking chemical concentrations in water and sediment with residues in aquatic and aquatic-dependent wildlife (water concentrations to residues project); ( 2) linking residues to effects in aquatic and aquatic-dependent wildlife (residues to effects project); (3) assessing impact of remedial activities on benthic communities (benthic effects project); and (4) evaluating the impact of resuspension events on contaminant release and bioavailability (resuspension project). The document describes each of these projects, including a summary of the issue, state-of-the-science and research needs, along with the projected activities, resource requirements, critical path and key products.