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| Title | Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State: 2007 Sampling Results |
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Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State: 2007 Sampling Results (Number of pages: 72) (Publication Size: 616KB)
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| Author(s) | Furl, C. and C. Meredith | ||||
| Description | Mercury concentrations were measured in 60 individual fish and 32 composite samples as part of the third year of long-term monitoring of mercury in fish tissues across Washington State. Previous Department of Ecology studies identified elevated mercury levels leading to fish consumption advisories. A total of 73% of individuals and 28% of composites sampled had mercury concentrations higher than the EPA’s recommended water quality criterion of 300 ppb. A single four-year-old female bass from Lake Ozette contained a concentration of 1800 ppb. This sample was the highest mercury concentration recorded in a largemouth bass during the first three years of this long-term study. |
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| Contact | EAP Publications Coordinator at 564-669-3028 or EAPpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | WRIA 41, WRIA 20, lakes, fish, water, trend, Ecology, toxic, mercury, lake, freshwater, Environmental Protection Agency | ||||
| WEB PAGE | Mercury in fish tissue | ||||
| WATERSHED | Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA 01,WRIA 03,WRIA 11,WRIA 20,WRIA 41,WRIA 59) |
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| DATA | Environmental Information Management (EIM) #HgFish07 |
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| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | Title:
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2016 Sampling Results Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2015 Sampling Results Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2014 Sampling Results Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2013 Sampling Results Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2012 Sampling Results Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2011 Sampling Results Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State, 2010 Sampling Results Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State, 2009 Sampling Results Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State, 2008 Sampling Results Mercury Sources to Lake Ozette and Lake Dickey: Highly Contaminated Remote Coastal Lakes, Washington State, USA. Article in the journal, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Vol 208, No 1-4, p 275-286. Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State: 2006 Sampling Results Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State: 2005 Sampling Results Quality Assurance Project Plan: Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State |
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