Houston Ship Channel Toxicity Study Project Report

The objectives of the study were to: (a) review and briefly summarize the recent historical data on toxicity and chemical concentrations of toxic substances for the HSC and associated waters; (b) chemically analyze conventional and toxic substances in ambient water during low flow and wet conditions; (c) conduct short-term (7 day) chronic toxicity tests for ambient water during low flow and wet weather conditions; (d) chemically analyze and conduct short-term (10 day) toxicity tests for sediments; (e) chemically analyze edible tissue of seafood organisms; (f) assess fish pathology (limited to selected sites); and (g) compile all data generated and analyze results in a final report.