Introduction

Overall Theme

Goals and Objectives

Projected Outcomes of Funded Work

Background

Geography of the Kalamazoo River Watershed

Superfund Descriptions

Willow Boulevard/A-Site Operable Unit

King Highway Landfill Operable Unit

12th Street Landfill Operable Unit

Kalamazoo River Operable Unit

Other Contaminants in Kalamazoo River Water, Soils and Sediments

Known Health Effects of Fish and Wildlife Populations

Human Exposures Related to Ingestion of Contaminated Fish

Superfund Decisions and Cleanup Activities to Date

Current Issues Being Negotiated Among Stakeholders

Overall Importance

WMU Kalamazoo River Watershed Initiative: an EPA Funded Project

Description of Work Plan

Task 1-Fate & Transportation of Contaminants in the Kalamazoo River Watershed.

Task 2-Bioavailability and Effects of Contaminants in Kalamazoo River Aquatic Ecosystem.

Task 3-Molecular Based Risk Assessment.

Task 4-Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Project

Task 5-Mammalian Toxicology and Risk Assessment Project

Task 6-Alternative Remediation Technologies

References