Mississippi River IA 01-NEM-61
from Iowa R. (Louisa Co.) to Lock & Dam 15 at Davenport Scott Co.
This is a Legacy Assessment. Prior to 2004, assessments were developed under a methodology that pre-dated the Integrated Report guidelines.
Assessment Cycle
1998
Result Period
1994 - 1996
Designations
Assessment Type
Monitored
Integrated Report
Category 0
Legacy ADBCode
IA 01-NEM-0010_1
Overall Use Support
Fully
Aquatic Life Use Support
Not assessed
Fish Consumption
Fully
Primary Contact Recreation
Not assessed
Documentation
Assessment Comments
008247 (1117MBR/ US EPA) downstream from Muscatine, 006664 (1117MBR/US EPA) downstream from Linwood.
Basis for Assessment
Used assessment of the fish consumption uses developed for the 1996 report (=FS). RAFT trend sampling (whole fish, carp) at Linwood in 1994 and 1996 showed levels of all contaminants less than 1/2 of FDA action levels. No other information available for assessing support of either aquaic life or primary contact uses.
Monitoring and Methods
Assessment Key Dates
| 9/18/2001 | Fixed Monitoring End Date |
| 8/24/1998 | Fixed Monitoring Start Date |
Methods
| 260 | Fish tissue analysis |
Monitoring Levels
| Biological | 0 |
| Habitat | 0 |
| Physical Chemistry | 0 |
| Toxic | 0 |
| Pathogen Indicators | 0 |
| Other Health Indicators | 0 |
| Other Aquatic Life Indicators | 0 |
| # of Bio Sites | 0 |
| BioIntegrity | N/A |