Abstract
At an industrial site in central Virginia, organochlorine solvents and inorganic compounds with the potential to adversely affect wildlife have been released into the environment as a consequence of past industrial activities and practices. In the course of a ecological risk assessment for the site, soil, surface water, vegetation, insect, fish, and small mammal tissues were analyzed to ascertain whether these contaminants were bioavailable and present in the food chain. Although organochlorine solvents were found in the soil, none were found higher in the food chain. Of the inorganic compounds for which chemical analyses were performed, only barium was found at above detection limits at several level trophic levels. Four hypotheses were formed to investigate the behavior of barium in the terrestrial ecosystem at this site, as follows:
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