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Main Title Proceedings of the 2004 National Forum on Contaminants in Fish : January 25-28, 2004 /
CORP Author Tetra Tech, Inc., San Diego, CA.;Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Washington, DC.;California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 2004
Report Number EPA-823-R-04-006
Stock Number PB2005-102159
OCLC Number 57363597
Subjects Fishes--Effect of water pollution on ; Fish as food--Contamination
Additional Subjects Fish ; Contaminants ; Meetings ; Fish advisories ; Mercury ; Monitoring strategies ; Risk management ; Regional needs assessments ; Chemicals ; Public health risks ; State government agencies ; Federal government agencies ; Foreign countries ; National Mercury Advisory
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=901T0200.PDF
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/forum/2004/proceedings.pdf
Holdings
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Status
EJBD  EPA 823-R-04-006 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 01/07/2005
NTIS  PB2005-102159 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation {298} p. ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Representatives of 48 states, 2 U.S. territories, 12 tribes, 7 federal agencies, 3 Canadian provinces, and other interested organizations and individuals attended the 2004 National Forum on Contaminants in Fish. The forum was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and was held January 25-28, 2004, in San Diego, California. The agenda, developed by a steering committee made up of representatives of state and federal agencies, presented a variety of perspectives and approaches to assessing and communicating public health risks related to fish contamination. Topics included monitoring contaminants in fish, approaches to melding commercial and noncommercial fish advisories, mercury issues (including the national mercury advisory), and risk management issues. The forum also included several regional workgroup meetings for state and tribal representatives to talk candidly about assessment approaches and needs. A poster session reception was also held to further the exchange of ideas. This document presents the proceedings of the forum. It contains abstracts of presentations, copies of the slides used by presenters, transcriptions of questions and answers raised during the forum, and other information presented at the forum.
Contents Notes
Focus group testing.-- Monitoring strategies to support fish advisories.-- Approaches to melding commercial and noncommercial fish advisories.-- Formal welcome and introductions.-- Mercury issues.-- Comments on the National Mercury Advisory.-- Risk management issues.-- Monitoring contaminants in fish.-- Chemical updates.-- Regional needs assessment.-- Closing remarks.