The Disposal Area Monitoring System (DAMOS) uses a three-tiered monitoring approach to assess biological impacts at disposal sites (re-created from Germano and others 1994). The first tier uses sediment profile imaging (SPI) to assess benthic community condition. The second tier focuses on sediment physical properties, and the third tier focuses on the potential for sediment chemistry to affect colonization rates and population density.
Courtesy: Science Applications International Corporation

Reference

Germano, J.D., D.C. Rhoads, and J.D. Lunz. 1994. An Integrated, Tiered Approach to Monitoring and Management of Dredged Material Disposal Sites in the New England Region. DAMOS Contribution No. 87. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division. Waltham, MA. 81 pages.