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| Title | Quality Assurance Project Plan: PBDE Flame Retardants in Spokane River Fish Tissues and Osprey Eggs | |||
| Month-Year Published | April 2009 | |||
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| Short Description |
This is the plan for the PBDE flame retardants in Spokane River fish tissues and Osprey eggs. (Also see abstract below) | |||
| Publication Number | 09-03-108 | |||
| Author(s) | Furl, C., C. Meredith, and M. Friese | |||
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| Number of pages | 39 pp. | |||
| Keywords | Ecology, fish, flame retardants, internet, PBDE, quality, quality assurance, quality assurance project plan, river, Spokane River, survey, tissue | |||
| Subject Waterbodies |
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| Abstract | Long Description |
Each study conducted by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) must have an approved Quality Assurance (QA) Project Plan. The plan describes the objectives of the study and the procedures to be followed to achieve those objectives. After completion of the study, a final report describing the study results will be posted to the Internet. This QA Project Plan describes a cooperative effort by Ecology and the U.S. Geological Survey to sample and analyze polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants in resident fish and osprey eggs along the Spokane River. Goals of the study are to: 1. Track changes in PBDE levels since fish were last sampled in 2005. 2. Assess PBDE concentrations in the osprey diet. 3. Determine if reproductive success of osprey nesting on the Spokane River is negatively affected by PBDE exposure. Twenty eggs will be collected along the river from the Idaho border through Long Lake. Thirty-eight fish tissue composites will be analyzed from the same stretch of river. PBDE concentrations in eggs and fish tissues will also be determined at reference sites near the Spokane River. The study will be conducted in 2009. |
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