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Key Document Resources

Ecotoxicity testing protocols 

Ecotoxicity results

Contaminant mobility

Soil property data

Models

Toxicity databases

RA methodologies

Document resources

 

Problem Identification

Receptor Characterisation

Exposure Assessment

Toxicity Assessment

Risk Characterisation

These are the resources (documents, guidelines) that the project team consider to be useful for a New Zealand assessor. 

Key resources at a glance

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Level

Problem ID

Receptor Characterisation

Toxicity Assessment

Exposure Assessment

Risk Characterisation

General

ANZECC 1992 Section 4 & 5, Appendix 1

Framework for Ecological Risk Assessment Environment Canada 1994 Section 3

USEPA 1998 Guidelines for ERA. Section 3

ORNL 1997: Framework for Assessing ER in Petroleum-derived materials.

NEPM, 1999 Schedule B (5)

Ecological RA Guidance for Superfund, 1997 Section 1.2

Framework for Ecological Risk Assessment Environment Canada 1994 Section 5

CalEPA, 1996: Guidance for ERA at Hazardous Waste sites, Section 4

NEPM, 1999 Schedule B (5)

Ecological RA Guidance for Superfund, 1997 Appendix B

ANZECC 1992 Section 6.1

Framework for Ecological Risk Assessment Environment Canada 1994 Section 6 & Fig 6.1

NEPM, 1999 Schedule B (5)

Ecological RA Guidance for Superfund, 1997. Section 1.2

ANZECC 1992 Section 6.2

Framework for Ecological Risk Assessment Environment Canada 1994, Section 4.0

NEPM, 1999 Schedule B (5)

Ecological RA Guidance for Superfund, 1997 Section 2

ANZECC 1992 Section 6.3

Framework for Ecological Risk Assessment Environment Canada, Section 7.0

USEPA 1998 Guidelines for ERA. Section 5

CalEPA, 1996: Guidance for ERA at Hazardous Waste sites, Section 4

NEPM, 1999 Schedule B (5)

Ecological RA Guidance for Superfund, 1997 Section 7

Tier 1

ANZECC 1992 Section 4 & 5, Appendix 1

NEPM, 1999 Schedule B (5)

ADEC, 1998 Section 2.

TNRCC, 1996

Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality, 1998

Petroleum Hydrocarbon Guidelines 1999: Section 2, Section 4; Appendix 4I

Contaminated Gasworks Sites Guidelines 1997 Section 2 & 4

NEPM, 1999 Schedule B (5)

ANZECC 1999 (draft)

ADEC, 1998

TNRCC, 1996

Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality, 1998

Petroleum Hydrocarbon Guidelines 1999: Section 2, Section 4; Appendix 4I

ANZECC 1992 Section 6.1

NEPM, 1999 Schedule B (5)

ANZECC 1999 (draft)

ANZECC 1992 Water Quality Guidelines

ADEC, 1998

TNRCC, 1996

Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality, 1998

Petroleum Hydrocarbon Guidelines 1999: Section 2, Section 4; Appendix 4I

Timber Treatment Site Guidelines 1997: Section 5.6

Contaminated Gasworks Sites Guidelines 1997: Section 4, Appendix 4B

ANZECC 1992 Section 6.2

NEPM, 1999 Schedule B (5)

ANZECC 1999 (draft)

ANZECC 1992 Water Quality Guidelines

ADEC, 1998

TNRCC, 1996

Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality, 1998

Petroleum Hydrocarbon Guidelines 1999: Section 2, Section 4; Appendix 4I

Timber Treatment Site Guidelines 1997: Section 5.6

Contaminated Gasworks Sites Guidelines 1997: Section 4, Appendix 4B

ORNL Guidance documents

ANZECC 1992 Section 6.3

NEPM, 1999 Schedule B (5)

ADEC, 1998

TNRCC, 1996

Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality, 1998

Petroleum Hydrocarbon Guidelines 1999: Section 5 (Screening level)

Timber Treatment Site Guidelines 1997: Section 5.6

Contaminated Gasworks Sites Guidelines 1997: Section 4, Appendix 4B

Tier 2

ANZECC 1992 Section 7 (human health focus)

NEPM, Schedule B (5): Section 4, 6

Environment Canada 1994 Section 8 (summary only)

ADEC 1998 Guidelines

ANZECC 1999 (draft)

ANZECC 1992 Water Quality Guidelines

Environment Canada 1994 Section 8 (summary only)

Petroleum Hydrocarbon Guidelines 1999: Section 6

Contaminated Gasworks Sites Guidelines 1997: Section 4.4, Appendix 4B

Timber Treatment Site Guidelines 1997: Table 5.17; Table 6.3

Environment Canada 1994 Section 8 (summary only)

Petroleum Hydrocarbon Guidelines 1999: Section 6

ANZECC 1999 (draft)

ANZECC 1992 Water Quality Guidelines

Environment Canada 1994, Section 8 (summary only)

Petroleum Hydrocarbon Guidelines 1999: Section 6

NEPM, Schedule B (5): Section 6.3

Environment Canada, Section 8 (summary only)

Tier 3

NEPM, Schedule B (5): Section 6.4

NEPM, Schedule B (5): Section 6.4

ISO, 1991 a,b

OECD, 1984 a,b

NEPM, Schedule B (5): Section 6.4

ASTM, 1990 a,b

NEPM, Schedule B (5): Section 6.4

NEPM, Schedule B (5): Section 6.4

Tools and Software

National Rapid Hazard Assessment System 1993

RBCA –Tier 1&2 analysis

SimpleBOX

CalTOX

Risc

EcoFATE

Site Characterisation checklist

RBCA –Tier 1&2 analysis

SimpleBOX

CalTOX

Risc

EcoFATE

EXAMS

USEPA Ecotox Thresholds software (screening level only)

MULTIMED

MEPAS

EXAMS

ChemCAN

Various Fate and Transport models

RBCA –Tier 1&2 analysis

SimpleBOX

CalTOX

Risc

EcoFATE

RAMAS

Databases

 

 

RBCA

SimpleBOX

CalTOX

BP Risc

(most models incorporate soil characteristic databases)

California Wildlife Exposure Factor and Toxicity Database (Cal/Ecotox)

ORNL Ecotoxicological Screening Benchmarks 1998

USEPA ECOTOX database (AQUIRE, TERRATOX and PHYTOTOX)

Hazardous substances database (HSDB)

California Wildlife Exposure Factor and Toxicity Database (Cal/Ecotox)

RBCA

SimpleBOX

CalTOX

BP Risc

(models incorporate chemical characteristic and toxicity databases)

ORNL screening level benchmark values

Wildlife Exposure Factors Handbook (USEPA, 1993)1

 

Dutch Target and Intervention values

 

 

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