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Sediment Contaminant Effects on Humans and Wildlife: Framework Support Documents

Scientific Steering Committee Meeting Summaries

• Summary of the July 1-2, 2008 SQO Scientific Steering Committee Meeting
• Summary of the July 23-24, 2009 SQO Scientific Steering Committee Meeting
• Summary of the July 14, 2010 SQO Scientific Steering Committee Meeting
• Summary of the March 11, 2011 SQO Scientific Steering Committee Meeting

Advisory Committee Meeting Summaries

• Summary of the October 9, 2012 Advisory Committee Meeting
• Summary of the April 16, 2013 Advisory Committee Meeting
• Summary of the June 20, 2013 Advisory Committee Meeting
• Summary of the September 17, 2013 Advisory Committee Meeting
• Summary of the August 8, 2014 Advisory Committee Meeting

Presentation: Existing and Anticipated Milestones (Beegan)
Presentation: Status of SQOs and TMDL Test Drive (Beegan)
Presentation: Human Health SQO Assessment Tool Application (Bay, Vidal-Dorsch)
Presentation: SQ Improvements through Management Actions (Ports of L.A. and Long Beach)
Presentation: September 2013 Meeting Review (Bernstein)
Presentation: Technical Activities Update (Bay)

Technical Background

• Dietary Guild Description. Appropriate species and dietary guilds for use in the SQO framework to assess sediment contaminant effects on humans. November 2010.
• Foraging Range Parameters. Description of the home ranges that are incorporated into the Decision Support Tool (DST) to conduct Tier II assessments. February 2011.
• Tier II Assessment Approach. Description of the Tier II assessment approach developed for the SQO framework to assess sediment contaminant effects on humans. February 2011.

Data Analysis Tools

• Tier I Assessment Description. This document contains information for conducting Tier I analysis using the excel file provided as example. October 2013.
• Tier I Assessment Example. An excel workbook that shows how to conduct a Tier I analysis for the SQO framework to assess sediment contaminant effects on humans. September 2013.
• Decision Support Tool User Guide. This guide contains information for conducting Tier II analysis using the Decision Support Tool. July 2017.
• Decision Support Tool. An Excel workbook that can be used to analyze sediment and tissue data for a Tier II assessment. July 2017.
• YASAI User Manual. Document describing the YASAI add-in functions and features. July 2017.
• YASAI Add-In. This file contains an Excel add-in designed to conduct a Monte Carlo simulation for use in the Decision Support Tool (DST). This add-in must be installed in Excel before using the DST. July 2017.