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Main Title Elliott Bay Toxics Action Program : initial data summaries and problem identification /
Author Pastorok, R. A. ; Schmoyer, B. ; Dexter, R. N. ; Becker, D. S. ; Booth, P. N.
CORP Author Tetra Tech, Inc., Bellevue, WA. ;E.V.S. Consultants Ltd., North Vancouver (British Columbia).;Environmental Protection Agency, Seattle, WA. Region X.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region X, Office of Puget Sound,
Year Published 1986
Report Number EPA/910/9-88/191; TETRAC-TC-3991-01; EPA-68-03-1977
Stock Number PB90-197898
Additional Subjects Site surveys ; Elliott Bay ; Chemical compounds ; Estuaries ; Sediments ; Water quality management ; Puget Sound ; Washington(State) ; Urban areas ; Decision making ; Management planning ; Tables(Data) ; Sources ; Public health ; Toxicology ; Benthos ; Pathology ; Spatial distribution ; Concentration(Composition) ; Toxic substances ; Ecosystems ; Water pollution sampling ; Biological indicators ; Risk assessment ; Comprehensive planning ; Biological effects
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NTIS  PB90-197898 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 321 pages : illustrations, maps (some folded) ; 28 cm
Abstract
The report provides a synthesis of information describing the geographic extent and severity of chemical contamination in Elliott Bay within Puget Sound in Washington State. Summaries of existing data are provided for chemical contamination of sediment and biota, biological effects, contaminant sources, and beneficial uses associated with the estuarine study area. Original, summarized, tabulated, and mapped data are presented. The objective of the Data Summaries and Problem Identification report is to provide a mechanism for comprehensively evaluating pollution problems in the more urbanized embayments and for providing a basis for prioritizing corrective actions. A decision making framework is presented for evaluating and prioritizing both sub-areas and specific contaminant sources. The decision making framework includes: a review and quality assurance check of all available environmental data; analyses of spatial and temporal trends of chemical contamination; a limited ranking of the problem areas; and identification of data gaps and provision of recommendations for improved characterization of specific pollution sources.
Notes
"Final Report, TC 3991-01." "January, 1986." "Puget Sound Estuary Program"--Cover. "Program Participants: City of Seattle, Elliott Bay Citizens Advisory Committee, King County, METRO, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Port of Seattle, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Department of Social and Health Services."--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-181). Microfiche.