Publication Summary

Title

Quality Assurance Project Plan: Similkameen River and Palmer Lake Investigation of Arsenic in Fish Tissue

Month-Year PublishedDecember 2006
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Short Description

This is the study plan for measuring arsenic in fish from the portion of the Similkameen River in Washington State and also from Palmer Lake.

(Also see abstract below)
Publication Number06-03-118
Author(s)Era-Miller, B.
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Number of pages 20 pp.
Keywords arsenic, fish, health, investigation, lake, quality, quality assurance, quality assurance project plan, river, tissue
Subject Waterbodies
Similkameen River,
Palmer Lake
map of Washington state showing locations of subject waterbodies
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Similkameen River and Palmer Lake Investigation of Arsenic in Fish Tissuesimilar topic
Abstract Long Description

This Quality Assurance Project Plan describes a study by the Washington State Department of Ecology for measuring arsenic in fish from the portion of the Similkameen River in Washington State and also from Palmer Lake in Washington State. Field work will be conducted in the fall of 2006.

Previously, the Department of Ecology has documented high levels of arsenic in the Similkameen River.

Data from the study will be provided to the Washington State Department of Health for determination of the risk to human health through consumption of fish from the Similkameen River and Palmer Lake.

Link to EIM data for User Study ID BERA0004


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