Bioaccumulation Monitoring Guidance. 4. Analytical Methods for U.S. EPA Priority Pollutants and 301(h) Pesticides in Tissues from Estuarine and Marine Organisms

摘要

This report is one element of the Bioaccumulation Monitoring Guidance Series. The purpose of this series is to provide guidance for monitoring of priority pollutant residues in tissues of resident marine organisms. These guidance documents were prepared for the sewage discharge program of Section 301(h) of the Clean Water Act under the U.S. EPA Office of Marine and Estuarine Protection, Marine Operations Division. Two kinds of monitoring guidance are provided in this series; recommendations for sampling and analysis designs, and aids for interpretation of monitoring data. The report describes analytical methods which allow for sensitive analyses of the target compounds with a reasonable amount of laboratory effort. It also discusses the analysis of extractable organic compounds, volatile organic compounds, metals, and metaloids.