@article{94d0037457e64acca8d57b016414ec01,
title = "SCRAM: A scoring and ranking system for persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic substances for the North American Great Lakes",
abstract = "Part I (Snyder et al., 1999a) of this series introduced SCRAM, a chemical scoring and ranking system for contaminants of the North American Great Lakes. Here, in Part II, scoring of the bioaccumulation potential and persistence of chemicals is discussed, including acceptable types of data, specific scoring instructions, and the basis for criteria and scores for these categories of the system. Difficulties encountered during the process of determining which types of data adequately represent the properties of interest are discussed. Also, justification is given for an emphasis on scoring on the basis of persistence.",
keywords = "Acute toxicity, Bioaccumulation, Chemical scoring and ranking, Chronic toxicity, Hazard, North American Great Lakes, Persistence, Priority pollutants, SCRAM (Chemical Scoring and Ranking Assessment Model), Uncertainty, Water pollution",
author = "Snyder, {Erin M.} and Snyder, {Shane A.} and Giesy, {John P.} and Blonde, {Shari A.} and Hurlburt, {Gary K.} and Summer, {Cheryl L.} and Mitchell, {Rachel R.} and Bush, {Dennis M.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments. This project was completed through the combined efforts of the Surface Water Quality Division, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University. Assistance and advice in developing the chemical ranking and scoring system was provided by an advisory committee of toxicologists, chemists, and biologists from several Michigan industrial organizations, environmental groups, and academicians, as well as technical representatives from U.S. EPA Region V, the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy, the State of Wisconsin, and the State of Minnesota. Funding for this project was provided through a grant from the Michigan Great Lakes Protection Fund, administered by the Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.",
year = "2000",
doi = "10.1065/espr199910.010",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "7",
pages = "116--121",
journal = "Environmental Science and Pollution Research",
issn = "0944-1344",
publisher = "Springer Science + Business Media",
number = "2",
}