Toxic Contaminants In Marine And Anadromous Fishes From Puget Sound Washington

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Total Pages : 11 pages
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Download or read book Contaminant Residues in Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, and Deployed Mussels in Selected Areas of the Puget Sound, WA. written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear understanding of contaminant levels in biota, the potential impact from exposure, and how contaminants accumulate and biomagnify through the food web is needed to protect threatened and endangered species, make meaningful decisions about cleanup of contaminated sediments and hazardous waste disposal sites, accurately assess and implement control of persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) pollutants, and assure the healthiness of seafood harvested from the Puget Sound. Ultimately, the effectiveness of cleanup and restoration programs, success of pollution abatement initiatives, and the potential impact of stormwater and other sources of contaminants on the health of the Puget Sound will be reflected in the well-being and condition of the plants and animals that live, feed, and forage in the waters of Puget Sound. To obtain data on contaminant residues and the biological condition of demersal fish and macro-invertebrates from selected areas of the Puget Sound, The Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program (PSAMP) and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) Project ENVironmental inVEStment (ENVVEST) partnered to increase the data yield from fish trawl surveys conducted by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in 2003 and 2005. PSAMP is a multi-agency effort to monitor the spatial and temporal trends in contaminant exposure in Puget Sound fish and macro-invertebrates (WDFW 2003). Project ENVVEST is a cooperative watershed project being conducted by PSNS & IMF, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Washington State Department of Ecology, and other participating technical stakeholders to develop Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL), assess ecological risks, and improve the environmental quality of Sinclair and Dyes Inlets and its surrounding watershed (Johnston 2004).