The National Study of Chemical Residues in Lake Fish Tissue
Environmental Protection Agency. 2009. The National Study of Chemical Residues in Lake Fish Tissue. EPA-823-R-09-006. Environmental Protection Agency, office of Water. Washington, DC
From the Executive Summary: "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 Nation's 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. ... This study is a national screening-level survey of chemical residues in fish tissue from lakes and reservoirs in the conterminous United States .... This survey also includes the largest set of chemicals ever studied in fish."
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Date of Issue
- 2009
- Publisher
- Environmental Protection Agency, office of Water
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- chemical pollution, fish tissue, Freshwater Lake, health & safety, Lake Crescent, Lyre River Watershed