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Purpose

BIOASSAYS:  This page lists modifications to Bioassay Guidelines made via the Annual Review Process.  All papers are in PDF format.

Issue Papers are proposals to directly impact DMMP policy or technical guidelines.  Issue Papers need agency head approval by all four DMMP agencies in order to be implemented.   No Issue Papers are being presented this year.

Clarification Papers are minor updates and tweaks to current DMMP guidelines that can be implemented by the program after public review, without agency head approval.

Status Papers are updates on ongoing work.  These papers are for information only.

 
 

Year

Title

Paper Type

2008

Reference Areas for Freshwater Bioassays

Clarification

2005

Sediment Larval Test Species Recommended for Toxicity Testing by the DMMP Program

Clarification

2004

Ammonia and Sulfide Guidance Relative to Neanthes Growth Bioassay

Clarification

2002

Ammonia and Amphipod Toxicity Testing

Clarification

2001

Reporting Ammonia LC50 Data for Larval and Amphipod Bioassays

Clarification

1998

BIOSTAT Software for the Analysis Of DMMP/SMS

Technical

1999

Use Of Amphipod, Eohaustorius Estuarius, Relative to Grain Size and Salinity

Clarification

1997

Selection of Negative Control Sediments and Use of Control Sediments as Reference Sediments

Clarification

1996

Statistical Evaluation of Bioassay Results

Clarification

1996

Neanthes 20-Day Bioassay - Further Clarification on Negative Control Growth Standard, Initial Size, and Feeding Protocol

Clarification

1995

Interim Growth Rate and Mortality Guidelines for the Neanthes 20-Day Growth Bioassay

Clarification

1995

In-Batch Testing for Reference Sediments for PSDDA Bioassays

Clarification

1994

Restriction on exotic species importation

Clarification

1994

Interim Revised Performance Standards for the Sediment Larval Bioassay

Revised Clarification

1994

Neanthes 20-Day Bioassay - Interpretation Clarifications

Clarification

1993

Species Substitution for the 10-Day Amphipod Bioassay

Clarification

1993

The Neanthes 20-Day Bioassay - Requirements for Ammonia/Sulfides Monitoring and Initial Weight

Clarification

1992

Implementation of the Neanthes 20-Day Sediment Bioassay

Issue

1991

Modifications to Holding Time for Biological Testing

Issue

1991

Echinoderm Embryo Sediment Bioassay Protocol

Clarification

1991

PSDDA Requirement to Collect and Report Amphipod Reburial Data

Clarification

1990

Wet Sieving Method for Reference Sediment Grain Size Matching

Clarification

1990

Requirements for Analyzing Sediment Conventionals

Clarification

1990

Echinoderm Bioassay Guidelines

n/a

1990

Collection of Reference Sediment Samples

n/a

1990

Amphipod Bioassay Protocol

n/a

1990

Activities to Provide Better Reference Areas

Status