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| Title | Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State: 2006 Sampling Results |
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Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State: 2006 Sampling Results (Number of pages: 72) (Publication Size: 421KB)
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| Author(s) | Furl, C. | ||||
| Description | Mercury concentrations were measured in 85 individual fish and 30 composite fish samples as part of the second year of long-term monitoring of mercury in fish tissues across the state. Previous Ecology studies identified elevated mercury levels leading to fish consumption advisories. A total of 17% of individuals and 3% of composites sampled exceeded the EPA recommended water quality criterion of 300 ppb. Largemouth bass and northern pikeminnow were the only species exceeding EPA criterion. A single nine-year-old female bass from Mason Lake contained a mercury concentration of 952 ppb. This was the only sample exceeding the National Toxics Rule (NTR) criterion of 825 ppb. |
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| Contact | EAP Publications Coordinator at 564-669-3028 or EAPpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | WRIA 41, lakes, WRIA 57, fish, water, toxic, mercury, lake, freshwater, Environmental Protection Agency | ||||
| WEB PAGE | Mercury in fish tissue | ||||
| WATERSHED | Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA 08,WRIA 09,WRIA 13,WRIA 14,WRIA 38,WRIA 41,WRIA 57) |
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| DATA | Environmental Information Management (EIM) #HgFish06 |
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