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Guidance on Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) and general information on the ERA process.
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Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Process for Designing and Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments - Interim Final - Complete document of the Eight-step Guidance
Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment - Technical overview of human health and ecological risk assessment in the various U.S. EPA offices dealing with waste.
EPA Publication: EcoUpdate: Ecological Assessment of Superfund Sites: An Overview (PDF) (69K) - How ERAs are used
ECO Update Bulletin Series - Periodic updates on ERA Guidance in Superfund and screening numbers
Contaminated Sediment Methodology - Methods for measuring the toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants with freshwater invertebrates. U.S. EPA 2000. EPA 600/R-99/064.
NOAA Publications - Including site reports for Sheboygan and Cannelton sites
National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) - Additional information on Ecological Risk Assessment
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