Welcome to the BSAF Database

The BSAF database is a collection of bioaccumulation data obtained from peer-reviewed literature and reports submitted by U.S. government agencies. The database was developed by researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental Laboratory through support provided by the Dredging Operations Technical Support Program. The data are useful for comparing measured tissue concentrations from a bioaccumulation test — such as those performed to evaluate dredged sediment — to published information that describes the ratio between the chemical concentrations in the organism's tissue to concentration in the sediment.

Features

Updates and BSAF data set

8,460 BSAF records for 213 species from 1987 to 2017.

New - BSAF references may be searched

New - Download the BSAF data set as an Excel spreadsheet. click here to download (updated August 2017)

Suggested Citation Format

Data downloaded for use should be credited as follows: Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factor Database. (Year). Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Retrieved (Month, day, Year) from http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/bsaf/.