EPA TO DEVELOP NEW CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT TESTING METHODS FOR WATER

EPA plans to develop new methods of evaluating the toxic effects of contaminated sediments to complement the agency's draft sediment guidelines, the agency's top water official told environmentalists last month. The announcement follows environmentalists' calls for greater controls over sediment in water supplies. Assistant Administrator for Water Chuck Fox acknowledged environmentalists' recent charges that the draft sediment quality guidelines are insufficient to determine the full environmental impact of contaminated sediment. However, Fox also says that the agency has already made...