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Document Title:
Contaminant Assessment Process Report for Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
AUTHOR(S):
J. L. Chirhart Laura Coppock Andrew Archuleta
PAGES:
1 - 57
PUBLICATION DATE:
May 5,
2003
ABSTRACT:
The Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) program identifies and
evaluates the effects of environmental contaminants on lands and biological resources managed
by the Department of the Interior (DOI). The primary goals of the BEST program are: 1)
determine the status and trends of environmental contaminants and their effects on biological
resources, 2) identify, assess, and predict the effects of contaminants on ecosystems and
biological populations, and 3) provide summary information to managers and the public for
guiding conservation efforts. One tool used to reach these goals is the Contaminant Assessment
Process (CAP). CAP is a two-part process involving a retrospective analysis of existing
information to assess contaminant threats to lands managed by DOI bureaus. On refuges, this
analysis is conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and funded by BEST. Secondly, if a
likely or suspected contaminant issue is identified in the first part of the CAP process, sampling
is conducted to confirm the presence of contaminants or their effects.
PUBLISHED BY:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
DOCUMENT LINK:
http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/contaminants/papers/ArapahoCAP.pdf, 8 MB
ADDITIONAL LINKS:
Appendix (5MB pdf)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region, Environmental Contaminants
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