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| Title | Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State, 2009 Sampling Results |
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Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State, 2009 Sampling Results (Number of pages: 69) (Publication Size: 1MB)
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| Author(s) | Meredith, C., C. Furl, and M. Friese | ||||
| Description | Mercury levels were measured in 50 individual bass and 25 fish composites during the fifth year of a long-term monitoring program to assess mercury levels in fish tissues across Washington State. Previous Department of Ecology studies identified elevated mercury levels which led to fish consumption advisories. Mercury concentrations in individual bass ranged from 40 - 907 ppb, with a median of 163 ppb. Four percent of bass (2 of 50 samples) exceeded Washington’s water quality standard of 770 ppb. Seven individual bass and one composite sample were above the EPA recommended criterion guidance of 300 ppb. |
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| Contact | EAP Publications Coordinator at 564-669-3028 or EAPpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | Snake River, eastern Washington, WRIA 60, WRIA 28, lakes, fish, river, water, trend, Ecology, sediment, mercury, freshwater | ||||
| WEB PAGE | Mercury in fish tissue | ||||
| WATERSHED | Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA 01,WRIA 22,WRIA 28,WRIA 35,WRIA 42,WRIA 60) |
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| DATA | Environmental Information Management (EIM) #HgFish09 |
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