Ecological Risk Assessment Workshop

September 13, 2011
Westford Regency, Westford, MA
and
September 14, 2011
Quinebaug Valley Community College, Danielson, CT

Agenda
9:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:15	Welcome and Introductions Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA
9:30	Principles of Ecological Risk Assessment [PDF] Charles Harman, AMEC When does Eco Risk need to be considered? (What types of sites and site conditions?) Who needs to be involved? (What types of expertise needed?) Problem Formulation Overview of general process/steps (including differences and similarities between terrestrial and aquatic)
10:45	Break
11:00	Advantages and Limitation of Using Various Sediment Quality Guidelines [PDF] Ken Finkelstein, NOAA
11:45	Incorporation of Bioavailability into Eco Risk Exposure Scenarios [PDF] Steve Clough, Haley & Aldrich and representing ITRC Can it be accurately measured? Advantages, limitations and interpretation of sediment metals data and associated bioavailability using AVS/SEM analysis
12:30	Lunch (provided)
1:15	Choosing the Appropriate Toxicity Tests and Representative Receptors for Your Site [PDF] Rex Bergamini, Great Eastern Ecology When to require tissue tests? Which tests? Etc
2:00	Developing site-Specific Clean-up Goals [PDF] Rex Bergamini, Great Eastern Ecology Including the procedure for determining assessment and measurement endpoints Risk management decisions when calculated cleanup goals cannot be reached
2:45	Break
3:00	Bringing it All Together-Case Studies Covering All the Bases: Evaluating Mercury in an Aquatic Ecosystem at a Former Defense Site [PDF]- Thomas Angus, MassDEP Application at a Terrestrial site in New Jersey [PDF] – Allan Motter, NJ DEP
4:00	Adjourn