Environmental Analysis Tools - Environmental Impact Analysis: Process and Methods - page 273

3. Survival, growth, and
reproduction of carnivorous
bird populations

Upland;
bottomland
hardwood forest

Eastern screech owl Direct

exposure,
ingestion

Measured
concentrations of
contaminants in
surface soil

Comparison of exposure
doses to published
values for survival,
growth, and
reproduction

Estimated
concentrations of
contaminants in
vertebrates

4. Survival, growth, and
reproduction of plant
community

Upland;
bottomland
hardwood forest

Various Direct exposure Measured

concentrations of
contaminants in
surface soil

Comparison of
concentrations of
contaminants in soils
and soil Benchmarks.

5. Survival, growth, and
reproduction of amphibian
and reptile populations

Wetlands; Upland;
bottomland
hardwood forest

Eastern cottonmouth Direct

exposure,
ingestion

Measured
concentrations of
contaminants in
surface soil

Comparison of exposure
doses to published
values for survival,
growth, and
reproduction

6. Survival, growth, and
reproduction of freshwater
ish community

Streams;
Cape Fear River

Various including
shortnose sturgeon

Direct
exposure,
ingestion

Measured
concentrations of
contaminants in
surface water and
sediment

Comparison of
concentrations of
contaminants in
overlying water to the
water-quality criteria