Regulatory Evaluation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Dredged Material: Proceedings of a Workshop Held in Vicksburg, Mississippi on 15-17 March 1988
Abstract
A 3-day workshop on the regulatory interpretation of petroleum hydrocarbons in dredged material was conducted at the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Vicksburg, Ms. The workshop was held at the request of US Army Engineer Districts, Chicago and New York, and followed an earlier (1986) workshop regulatory evaluation of petroleum hydrocarbons in dredged material. This report is a detailed summary of the second workshop proceedings. Workshop participants, representing government agencies, private industry, and academia, were selected for their expertise in environmental chemistry and biological effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). The primary objective of the workshop was to develop guidance on scientific interpretation of potential impacts of PAH. Prior to the workshop, participants were asked to submit written answers to specific questions in a provided questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into three sections: (1) a reexamination of the recommendations of the 1986 PAH workshop, (2) sediment analyses and biological testing for PAH, and (3) the biological effects of PAH. This testing approach should not be considered the final answer to regulatory evaluation of PAH contaminated dredged material, but only as a direction in which Corps Districts may proceed for the present. Considerably more research and information are needed to develop a detailed, comprehensive testing approach for PAH in sediment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA226222
Entities
People
- A. S. Jarvis
- Joan U. Clarke