Ecological Risk Assessment Workshop

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