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| Title | Addendum #1 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Depositional History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Sediment Cores. | |||
| Month-Year Published | May 2008 | |||
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| Short Description |
This addendum outlines the addition of PAHs to the Mercury in Sediment Cores Quality Assurance (QA) Project Plan (Coots, 2006). (Also see abstract below) | |||
| Publication Number | 06-03-113ADD1 | |||
| Author(s) | Meredith, C., and C. Furl | |||
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| Number of pages | 11 pp. | |||
| Keywords | addendum, health, mercury, quality, quality assurance, quality assurance project plan, sediment | |||
| Subject Waterbodies |
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| Related Publications | Title | Relationship | ||
| Quality Assurance Project Plan: Depositional History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Sediment Cores. | parent publication | |||
| Determination of PBT Chemical Trends in Selected Washington Lakes Using Age-Dated Sediment Cores, 2008 Sampling Results | parent publication | |||
| Abstract | Long Description |
In 2003, the first chemical action plan (CAP) was developed by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the state Department of Health (DOH) addressing the threat of mercury in Washington State (Peele, 2003). In 2006, a second CAP was presented addressing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) (Geller, 2006). The objectives of the CAPs are to reduce the threat of exposure to these chemicals and, where possible, eliminate inputs into the environment (Gallagher, 2007). As a result of the mercury CAP, long-term mercury monitoring was initiated in 2006 to assess depositional patterns around the state through the use of age-dated sediment cores (Coots, 2006). Currently, Ecology and DOH are developing CAPs to address additional persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic chemicals (PBTs). The next CAPs scheduled are for lead in 2008 and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in 2009 (Gallagher, 2007). This addendum outlines the addition of PAHs to the Mercury in Sediment Cores Quality Assurance (QA) Project Plan (Coots, 2006). |
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