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| Title | Washington State Pesticide Monitoring Program: Pesticides and PCBs in Marine Mussels, 1995 | |||
| Month-Year Published | March 1996 | |||
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| Short Description |
Forty-three pesticides or breakdown products and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were analyzed in mussels (Mytilus trossulus ) collected from five sites in Puget Sound and one site at the mouth of the Columbia River. DDT, metabolites DDE and DDD, dieldrin, endosulfan, chlordane, gamma BHC (lindane), and PCBs were the most frequently detected. (Also see abstract below) | |||
| Publication Number | 96-301 | |||
| Author(s) | Johnson, A. | |||
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| Number of pages | 43 pp. | |||
| Keywords | chemical, Columbia River, DDT, marine, monitoring, Padilla Bay, PCBs, pesticide, Pesticides, Puget Sound, river, water | |||
| Subject Waterbodies |
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| Abstract | Long Description |
Forty-three pesticides or breakdown products and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were analyzed in mussels (Mytilus trossulus ) collected from five sites in Puget Sound and one site at the mouth of the Columbia River. DDT, metabolites DDE and DDD, dieldrin, endosulfan, chlordane, gamma BHC (lindane), and PCBs were the most frequently detected. The largest number of compounds and highest concentrations were found in Commencement Bay's Hylebos Waterway. The least contaminated site was Padilla Bay in north Puget Sound. The results are compared to criteria for protection of human health and wildlife, and to data from historical and current monitoring programs. Some information is provided on the use, chemical behavior, and interrelationships of the compounds detected. |
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