SCRAM: A scoring and ranking system for persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic substances for the North American Great Lakes

Part I (Snyder et al., 1999a) of this series introduced SCRAM, a chemical scoring and ranking system for contaminants of the North American Great Lakes. Here, in Part II, scoring of the bioaccumulation potential and persistence of chemicals is discussed, including acceptable types of data, specific...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2000-06, Vol.7 (2), p.116-121
Main Authors: Snyder, Erin M, Snyder, Shane A, Giesy, John P, Blonde, Shari A, Hurlburt, Gary K, Summer, Cheryl L, Mitchell, Rachel R, Bush, Dennis M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioaccumulation
Contaminants
Lakes
Ranking
Ranking systems
Toxic substances
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Summary:Part I (Snyder et al., 1999a) of this series introduced SCRAM, a chemical scoring and ranking system for contaminants of the North American Great Lakes. Here, in Part II, scoring of the bioaccumulation potential and persistence of chemicals is discussed, including acceptable types of data, specific scoring instructions, and the basis for criteria and scores for these categories of the system. Difficulties encountered during the process of determining which types of data adequately represent the properties of interest are discussed. Also, justification is given for an emphasis on scoring on the basis of persistence.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1065/espr199910.010