Washington State Department of Ecology

Publication Summary

Title

Toxics-Focused Biological Observing System for Puget Sound

Month-Year Published

January 2010

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Short Description

The Toxics-Focused Biological Observing System (TBiOS) is a biologically based framework for toxics monitoring and research that assesses exposure and effects of chemical contaminants in biota, integrated across ecologically relevant habitats and food webs. This concept paper provides a general description of TBiOS, its relationship to current and future monitoring in Puget Sound, and its relevance to the management and assessment questions raised by the Puget Sound Partnership and related organizations.

Publication Number

10-10-004

Author(s)

Lyndal Johnson, Sandie O'Neill, Mark S. Myers, Gina Ylitalo, Nathaniel Scholz, Tracy Collier, NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center; Claudio Bravo, University of California at Davis; James West, WA Department of Fish and Wildlife

Contact

Lyndal Johnson, (206) 860-3345

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Keywords

biological, biota, Chemicals, contaminant, food web, habitat, indicator, monitoring, PSAMP, Puget Sound, TBiOS, toxics

Subject Waterbodies

Puget Sound