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APPENDIX B
COASTAL STATE SURVEY OF CONTAMINATED MARINE SEDIMENTS
Introduction
A variety of classification techniques (see attachment) are
employed or under development at the federal level for determining when
marine sediments are sufficiently contaminated to justify or require
action. These techniques include:
1) The hazard ranking system for specifying inactive hazardous
waste sites for inclusion on the Superfund National Priorities
List;
2) The "Sediment Triad" and "Apparent Effects Threshold" (AET)
Methods;
3) The "Equilibrium Partitioning" Approach;
4) Solid Phase Bioassay Procedures; and
5) Screening Level Concentration Approach.
Purpose
This survey is being conducted to determine 1) how states classify
and characterize contaminated sediments and 2) the nature and extent of
contaminated marine sediments in each state.
Survey Questions
1. Please LIST the estuarine or ocean locations or sites, if any, in
your state which are believed to contain contaminated marine sediments,
based on any of the following:
a. Proposed final listing on the Superfund National Priorities
List;
Proposed or final listing on a state registry of inactive
hazardous waste sites;
Identification as a toxic pollutant "hot spot" under Section
308 of the Water Quality Act of 1987;
Any other classification technique employed by the state to
identify or categorize contaminated marine sediments.
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2. For each site or location listed in response to question #1, please
INDICATE if a classification methodist was employed, and PROVIDE a
DESCRIPTION of each method referenced (feel free to enclose separate
documents describing these methods.
3. How comprehensively do you believe the listing provided in response
to question #1 covers areas in your state containing contaminated
marine sediments? Please SELECT one of the following:
(a) very comprehensively;
(b) coverage is very incomplete;
(c) coverage is partial (intermediate between (a) and (b); and
_ (d) don't know or unable to evaluate.
4. Please STATE your view of the mayor strengths and weaknesses of the
classification techniques referenced in your response to question #2.
5. Are there other classification techniques known to you--whether or
not in use in your state--for identifying or categorizing contaminated
marine sediments? If so, please IDENTIFY and/or DESCRIBE such
techniquefs). Please feel free to enclose documents that describe
these methods.
6. Please IDENTIFY coastal areas which you believe may be
significantly contaminated, but have not been adequately studied.
7. Please SUMMARIZE or ENCLOSE documents describing methods or
criteria to evaluate sediments that are proposed for dredging.
Please attach or enclose additional sheets or documents as required.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
RESPONSES SHOULD BE SENT, ON OR BEFORE APRIL 20, 1988, IF POSSIBLE, TO
THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
Ms. Celia Chen
Marine Board, Room OF 250
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20418
Representative terms from entire chapter:
contaminated marine
