Discharge Information Zone Characterizations (DIZ Studies)
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• Site Specific Protocol Development
• Monitoring Station Establishment (Estuary and river systems)
• Insitu Monitoring of Water Quality.
• Benthic Infaunal Monitoring (Freshwater and Marine systems)
• Sediment Characterization (Priority Pollutants and Grain Size
Analysis)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Alabama Department of
Environmental Management (ADEM) Administrative Code requires wastewater
dischargers in coastal areas to monitor basic physicochemical parameters of the
water column and textural and chemical characteristics of sediments, and
collect, identify and enumerate benthic infaunal organisms in effluent
receiving waters. These regulatory
requirements are commonly referred to as "Discharge Information Zone"
characterization studies (ie. DIZ studies).
Auburn Environmental DIZ Protocols incorporate many quality
assurance/control practices and data recording/reporting requirements. We go to great lengths to assure our
clients, and regulatory agents, data integrity and accurate data and
reports. Because of our extensive
experience in implementing aquatic (and terrestrial) field studies for
EPA pesticide registrations, Auburn Environmental can provide you the best
documented DIZ studies in the southeast United States. Under the supervision of AECT
Study Directors, we have processed literally ten of thousands of benthic
macroinvertebrate, sediment and water samples.
A Draft Report will be submitted to the Sponsor within 60 days after
sample collection. The Final Report,
signed and dated by the Study Director, will be submitted to the Sponsor within
70 days after sample collection.
AECT
MANAGERS WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR CLIENTS AND
COMPLETE
PROJECTS (WITH FINAL REPORTS)
ON TIME!