Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center (ERASC) List of Technical Information and Documents

Abstract

The ERASC list of technical information and documents addresses scientific questions of concern or interest on topics relevant to ecological risk assessment at hazardous waste sites for EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) personnel and Regional Superfund/Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) staff.

Requests are channeled to ERASC through EPA's Ecological Risk Assessment Forum (ERAF) and Superfund Technology Liaisons (STLs). To assess emerging and complex scientific issues that require expert judgment, the ERASC relies on the expertise of scientists and engineers located throughout EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) labs and centers.

ERASC Contact Information

Kelly Dipolt,
Acting Director, Ecological Risk Assessment Technical Support Center
Dipolt.Kelly@epa.gov
513-313-8536

• 2024: Guidelines for Selecting the Appropriate Bioaccumulation Model(s) for Nonionic Organic Contaminants When Assessing Risk and Remedial Effectiveness at Contaminated Sediment Sites
• 2021 Dec: Allometric Scaling of Terrestrial Wildlife Oral Toxicity Measurements and Comparison of Ecological to Human Health Assessment Contexts
• 2021 Sep: Update on the Benefits of PCB Congener-specific Analyses
• 2020 Jun: Summary Report. Terrestrial Metals Bioavailability: A Literature-Derived Classification Procedure for Ecological Risk Assessment
• 2019 Dec: Summary Report. Separating Anthropogenic Metals Contamination from Background: A Critical Review of Geochemical Evaluations and Proposal of Alternative Methodology
• 2015 Nov: Determination of the Biologically Relevant Sampling Depth for Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecological Risk Assessments
• 2014 Jun: Evaluating Potential Exposures to Ecological Receptors Due to Transport of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Subsurface Systems
• 2011 Mar: Assessment of Methods for Estimating Risk to Birds from Ingestion of Contaminated Grit Particles
• 2009 Oct: Evaluating Ecological Risk to Invertebrate Receptors from PAHs in Sediments at Hazardous Waste Sites
• 2009 Apr: Estimation of Biota Sediment Accumulation Factor (BSAF) from Paired Observations of Chemical Concentrations in Biota and Sediment
• 2006 Jul: Development of an Ecological Risk Assessment Methodology for Assessing Wildlife Exposure Risk Associated with Mercury-Contaminated Sediments in Lake and River Systems
• 2006 Apr: Assessing Risks to Populations at Superfund and RCRA Sites: Characterizing Effects on Populations
• 2005 Mar: Response To Ecological Risk Assessment Forum Request For Information On the Benefits of PCB Congener-Specific Analyses
• 2003 Jun: Non-Dioxin-Like PCBs: Effects and Consideration In Ecological Risk Assessment