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This technical briefing paper summarizes the Ecological Risk Assessment for Area of Concern 4 (AOC 4) of the former DuPont Waynesboro plant. It identifies total mercury and methylmercury as contaminants of concern, describes exposure pathways and focal ecological receptors, and concludes that trophic transfer of methylmercury poses potential risks to birds, bats, and other terrestrial and semi-aquatic wildlife.

File Type: pdf
Categories: South River Remediation Documents
Tags: AOC-4, bats, bioaccumulation, birds, DuPont Waynesboro, ecological risk assessment, mercury, methylmercury, south-river, vdeq
Publication Date : 2014-09
Type : Technical Report
Review Notes : Date taken from PDF header ('September 2014'). Category chosen as 'South River Remediation Documents' because the briefing paper was prepared pursuant to a VDEQ permit modification to support remedial decision-making.
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