Main Title |
The national study of chemical residues in lake fish tissue. |
CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Science and Technology. |
Publisher |
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, |
Year Published |
2009 |
Report Number |
EPA 823-R-09-006 |
Stock Number |
PB2010-102955 |
OCLC Number |
482912702 |
Subjects |
Water--Pollution--United States ;
Water quality biological assessment--United States ;
Freshwater fishes--United States ;
Fish as food--Contamination--United States
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Additional Subjects |
Fishes ;
Water pollution effects(Animals) ;
Lakes ;
Chemical analysis ;
Quality assurance ;
Data collection ;
Bioaccumulation ;
Pesticides ;
Semivolatile organic compounds ;
Polychlorinated biphenyl(PCB)
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 823-R-09-006 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
NTIS |
PB2010-102955 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
Environmental monitoring provides crucial data for describing the condition of the environment and for assessing the effectiveness of pollution control activities. In the 1990s, EPA identified a lack of information necessary to accurately characterize the condition of the Nations surface waters and responded by designing a series of statistically-based surveys to produce information on the condition of lakes, streams, rivers, and coastal waters in the United States. The National Study of Chemical Residues in Lake Fish Tissue (or National Lake Fish Tissue Study) is one of the statistically-based surveys conducted by EPA since the late 1990s. This study is a national screening-level survey of chemical residues in fish tissue from lakes and reservoirs in the conterminous United States (lower 48 states), excluding the Laurentian Great Lakes and Great Salt Lake. It is unique among earlier fish monitoring efforts in the United States because the sampling sites were selected according to a statistical (random) design. Study results allow EPA to estimate the percentage of lakes and reservoirs in the United States with chemical concentrations in fish tissue that are above levels of potential concern for humans or for wildlife that eat fish. This survey also includes the largest set of chemicals ever studied in fish. Whole fish and fillets were analyzed for 268 persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals, including mercury, arsenic, dioxins and furans, the full complement of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, and a large number of pesticides and semivolatile organic compounds. |
Notes |
"EPA 823-R-09-006." "September 2009." Includes bibliographical references. |
Place Published |
Washington, DC |
Availability Notes |
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Corporate Au Added Ent |
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Science and Technology.; United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. |
PUB Date Free Form |
2009 |
NTIS Prices |
PC A12 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
Merged OCLC records |
501185761 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20231020213021 |
Language |
eng |
SUDOCS Number |
EP 2.2:C 42 |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01892dam 2200445 a 45030 |