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Mercury (93 publications 1970-2024)


Title (link to summary)NumberDate (released or updated)
Vehicle Mercury Light Switch Removal Guide 05-04-024February 2024
Better Brakes Enforcement Study, 2022 23-03-028December 2023
Methylmercury in Freshwater Fish, 2020 Comparison Study 23-03-011July 2023
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Monitoring Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals (PBTs) Using Age-Dated Lake Sediment Cores: 2023-2027 23-03-114June 2023
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State: 2017-2019 Sampling Results 23-03-014June 2023
Okanogan River Watershed: Freshwater Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program, 2017 Results 23-03-013June 2023
Gold Knob Prospects a.k.a. Saddle Rock Natural Area Fact Sheet 23-09-003April 2023
Boletín Informativo del Plan de Limpieza y Documentos de SEPA para el Relleno Sanitario de Shelton C Street 21-09-096ESNovember 2021
Shelton C Street Landfill Fact Sheet Cleanup Plan and SEPA Documents 21-09-096November 2021
Addendum 2 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State 21-03-120October 2021
Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State 21-03-111May 2021
Product Replacement Program: 2019-2020 20-04-037May 2021
Gold Knob Prospects aka Saddle Rock Park Phase 2 Interim Remedial Action Preliminary Design Report Fact Sheet 21-09-002February 2021
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State 20-03-117November 2020
Gold Knob Prospects a.k.a. Saddle Rock Park 20-09-003June 2020
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Freshwater Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program 20-03-106April 2020
Freshwater Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program: 2016 Results 19-03-013August 2019
Gold Knob Prospects a.k.a. Saddle Rock Park IA Fact Sheet 19-09-005June 2019
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2016 Sampling Results 19-03-009May 2019
PBT Trends in Lake Sediment Cores: 2016 Results 18-03-029September 2018
Mercury in Non-automotive Switches 16-04-013July 2018
Auto Mercury Switch Removal poster 07-04-006July 2018
Chehalis River Proposed Flood Retention Reservoirs: A Review of Potential Mercury Impacts 17-03-015July 2017
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2015 Sampling Results 17-03-006April 2017
Addendum 6 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Depositional History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Sediment Cores 17-03-105January 2017
PBT Chemical Trends Determined from Age-Dated Lake Sediment Cores, 2015 Results 16-03-046December 2016
Mercury in Novelty and Children’s Products made with Polyvinyl Chloride or Polyurethane 16-03-035September 2016
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2014 Sampling Results 16-03-033August 2016
Focus on: Fish to be tested at Green Lake in Seattle 15-03-033October 2015
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Mercury in Polyvinyl Chloride and Polyurethane Novelty and Children’s Products 15-03-106August 2015
PBT Chemical Trends Determined from Age-Dated Lake Sediment Cores, 2014 Results 15-03-027August 2015
Addendum 5 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Depositional History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Sediment Cores 15-03-113June 2015
Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2013 Sampling Results 15-03-010March 2015
Addendum 4 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Depositional History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Sediment Cores 14-03-120September 2014
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2012 Sampling Results 13-03-044December 2013
Addendum 3 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Depositional History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Sediment Cores 13-03-119September 2013
PBT Chemical Trends in Washington State Determined from Age-Dated Lake Sediment Cores, 2012 Sampling Results 13-03-036August 2013
Spatial Trends and Factors Affecting Mercury Bioaccumulation in Freshwater Fishes of Washington State, USA. Article in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 13-03-027June 2013
Metals Concentrations in Sediments of Lakes and Wetlands in the Upper Columbia River Watershed: Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Cadmium, Antimony, and Mercury 13-03-012June 2013
Best Management Practices for Dental Office Waste 06-04-007April 2013
Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish, 2011 Sampling Results 12-03-051October 2012
Addendum 2 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Depositional History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Sediment Cores 12-03-119August 2012
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State, 2010 Sampling Results 11-03-053October 2011
Mercury and Copper Levels in Leach Creek (Pierce County) During 2009-2010 11-03-014May 2011
Mercury Concentrations in Lake Ozette Sockeye 11-03-017March 2011
Mercury Levels in Gold Mining Reaches on Seven Washington Rivers and Creeks 11-03-003January 2011
Land-Use Effects on Export and Retention of Mercury in the Lake Ozette Watershed 10-03-059November 2010
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State, 2009 Sampling Results 10-03-058October 2010
Quality Assurance Project Plan Addendum: Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State. 06-03-103Addendum1October 2010
Mercury Accumulation in Sediment Cores from Three Washington State Lakes: Evidence for Local Deposition from a Coal-Fired Power Plant. Journal article in the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 10-03-037May 2010
Washington State Toxics Monitoring Program: Freshwater Fish Tissue Component, 2008 09-03-055November 2009
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Lake Ozette Watershed PBT Monitoring: Speciated Mercury in Stream Surface Waters 09-03-129October 2009
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Leach Creek (Pierce County) Mercury and Copper Monitoring. 09-03-128September 2009
Mercury Sources to Lake Ozette and Lake Dickey: Highly Contaminated Remote Coastal Lakes, Washington State, USA. Article in the journal, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Vol 208, No 1-4, p 275-286. 09-03-047September 2009
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State, 2008 Sampling Results 09-03-045September 2009
Mercury Sedimentation in Lakes in Western Whatcom County, Washington, USA and its Relation to Local Industrial and Municipal Atmospheric Sources. 08-03-034October 2008
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State: 2007 Sampling Results 08-03-027September 2008
History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Age-Dated Sediment Cores: 2007 Sampling Results 08-03-012May 2008
Addendum #1 to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Depositional History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Sediment Cores. 06-03-113ADD1May 2008
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State: 2006 Sampling Results 07-03-043September 2007
A Comparison of Two Analytical Methods for Measuring Mercury in Fish Tissue 07-03-041September 2007
Focus On - Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish and Lake Sediments in Washington State: 2005-2006 Sampling Results 07-03-030June 2007
History of Mercury in Selected Washington Lakes Determined from Age-Dated Sediment Cores: 2006 Sampling Results 07-03-019June 2007
Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State: 2005 Sampling Results 07-03-007February 2007
Removing mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles 06-04-013August 2006
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Measuring Mercury Trends in Freshwater Fish in Washington State 06-03-103April 2006
Focus on the PBT Rule 06-07-011February 2006
Universal Waste Rule for Lamps: WAC 173-303-573(5) (supercedes pub #06-04-027) 98-407cDecember 2005
Determination of Total and Dimethyl Mercury in Raw Landfill Gas with Site Screening for Elemental Mercury at Eight Washington State Landfills 05-04-039July 2005
Data Summary: Stillaguamish River Watershed Fecal Coliform, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Mercury, and Arsenic Total Maximum Daily Load Study 04-03-037August 2004
Mercury in Lake Whatcom Sediments: Spatial Distribution, Depositional History, and Tributary Inputs 04-03-019June 2004
Focus on Mercury in Fish: Study finds elevated levels in Washington fish 03-03-036June 2003
Ecology/Health Responses to Public Comments Received on the Draft Mercury Chemical Action Plan 03-03-029June 2003
Mercury in Edible Fish Tissue and Sediments from Selected Lakes and Rivers of Washington State 03-03-026June 2003
Don't Mess with Mercury 03-03-018April 2003
Total Mercury Concentrations among Fish and Crayfish Inhabiting Different Trophic Levels in Lake Whatcom, Washington. Article in Journal of Freshwater Ecology, Volume 71, Number 4, p. 621-633, December 2002. 03-03-008February 2003
Washington State Mercury Chemical Action Plan 03-03-001February 2003
Mercury Identification in Washington State Manufacturing: Final Report on Manufacturers in Washington State that May Use Mercury and Potential Non-Mercury Alternatives 03-04-007January 2003
Mercury Awareness Study: Survey of Residents, State of Washington 02-03-060November 2002
Prevent Mercury Spills 02-03-048November 2002
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Screening Survey of Mercury Levels in Edible Fish Tissue from Selected Lakes and Rivers of Washington State 02-03-080October 2002
Quality Assurance Project Plan: Mercury in Sediments from Lake Whatcom and Surrounding Lakes: Determination of Spatial and Temporal Patterns and Characterization of Tributary Inputs 02-03-079September 2002
Draft for Public Comment: Washington State Mercury Chemical Action Plan 02-03-042September 2002
Preliminary DRAFT - Washington State Mercury Chemical Action Plan 02-03-016June 2002
Mercury Concentrations in Edible Muscle of Lake Whatcom Fish 01-03-012April 2001
Atomic Fluorescence Determination of Mercury in Fresh Water Ecosystems. Article in Journal of Automatic Chemistry, Volume 17, Number 2 (March-April 1995). 95-e09January 1995
Cadmium, Copper, Mercury, Lead, and Zinc in the Spokane River: Comparisons with Water Quality Standards and Recommendations for Total Maximum Daily Loads 94-99January 1994
Innovations in Mercury Analysis. Article in the journal, Environmental Lab, August/September 1992. 92-e41January 1992
Survey of Mercury and Dioxin in Lake Roosevelt Sportfish - 1989: Preliminary Results for Mercury. 89-e29November 1989
High Mercury Levels at Northport. 84-e02May 1984
Mercury Concentrations Detected in Fish Above and Below Cominco Operations in Trail, British Columbia. Letter to Wilbur G. Hallauer, Director from B.E. Marr, Deputy Ministry of Environment, British Columbia. 80-e11November 1980
Everett Harbor Mercury Levels. 73-e62March 1973
Weyerhaeuser - Longview Mercury Analysis for Chlorine Plant and Pulp Mill Effluent Samples. 70-e16August 1970