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Main Title Report of the Pesticides Technical Committee to the Lake Michigan Enforcement Conference on Selected Trace Metals.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, Ill. Region V.
Year Published 1972
Stock Number PB-220 361
Additional Subjects ( Water pollution ; Lake Michigan) ; ( Trace elements ; Lake Michigan) ; Metals ; Cadmium ; Chromium ; Lead(Metal) ; Nickel ; Zinc ; Combustion products ; Sediments ; Mercury(Metal) ; Concentration(Composition) ; Accumulation ; Toxicity ; Fresh water fishes ; Industrial wastes ; Sewage ; Data ; Watersheds ; Sources ; Path of pollutants ; Water pollution effects(Animals) ; Water quality data
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NTIS  PB-220 361 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The report is concerned with the existing knowledge of selected trace metals in the water, sediments, and aquatic life resources of Lake Michigan and its tributaries. Information is presented on the sources of these metals i. e., industries, municipal sewage treatment plants, and atmospheric fallout. Metals reported on include cadmium, chromium, lead, nickel, zinc and others. Estimates of probable safe ranges for Lake Michigan fish are given and general recommendations made about future monitoring efforts, analytical methodology, and research needs.