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| Title | Return to Clean: Washington State's source-control efforts cut metals concentrations in Commencement Bay by a factor of 10 -- IN Water Environment and Technology, June 1999, p. 51-57. | |||
| Month-Year Published | June 1999 | |||
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| Short Description |
The Washington State Department of Ecology's efforts to reduce the flow of pollution in Commencement Bay sediments, a federal Superfund site, caused metals concentrations in the bay to decrease by a factor of 10 between 1984 and 1997. This accomplishment demonstrates that major water quality improvements are possible in a heavily industrialized area. By focusing intensively on pollution problems one property at a time, department staff reversed decades of pollution dating back to the turn of the century. | |||
| Publication Number | 99-334 | |||
| Author(s) | Johnson, A., D. Norton, and J. Summers | |||
| Print Availability |
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Copies are available only from the journal because of the copyright.
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| Number of pages | 7 pp. | |||
| Keywords | flow, metals, Superfund, technology, water | |||
| Subject Waterbodies |
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