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ERDC TN-DOER-R2

December 2001

health impacts from inhalation, ingestion, or dermal contacts as either cancer incidences or hazard

index as appropriate for the contaminant of concern.

SUMMARY: The no-action and dredging scenarios are implemented in the Dredging Risk

Assessment Modeling Applications (DRAMA). These scenarios are critical components of a

comparative ecological and human health risk assessment. The scenarios employ the ADDAMS

legacy models and dredging databases to predict contaminant exposures and effects for charac-

terizing risk in a manner consistent with the USACE/USEPA Technical Framework for Evaluating

Environmental Effects of Dredged Material Management Alternatives.

POINTS OF CONTACT: For additional information, contact the authors, Drs. Patrick N. Deliman

(601-634-3623, Patrick.N.Deliman@erdc.usace.army.mil), Carlos E. Ruiz (601-634-3784, Carlos.

E.Ruiz@erdc.usace.army.mil), or Paul R. Schroeder, (601-634-3709, Paul.R.Schroeder@

erdc.usace.army.mil) or the Program Manager of the Dredging Operations and Environmental

Research Program, Dr. Robert M. Engler, (601-634-3624, Robert.M.Engler@erdc.usace.

army.mil). This technical note should be cited as follows:

Deliman, P. N., Ruiz, C. E., and Schroeder, P. R. (2001). "Implementation of Dredging

Risk Assessment Modeling Applications for evaluation of the no-action scenario and

dredging impacts," DOER Technical Notes Collection (ERDC TN-DOER-R2), U.S.

Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS.

www.wes.army.mil/el/dots/doer

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