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Chemicals of Concern

The following chemicals are frequent targets of monitoring efforts because they persist in the environment, they build up in animal tissues, and they can be toxic. Follow the links to other websites to see more information about each chemical.

Mercury

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• EPA
• EPA Region 10: Mercury in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
• Ecology

Lead

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• EPA Region 10: Lead
• Ecology

Flame Retardants - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• EPA- PBDEs
• Ecology

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products

• Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Municipal Wastewater and their Removal by Nutrient Treatment Technologies
• Focus on Pharmceuticals and Personal Care Products

Polychlorinated biphenyls - (PCBs)

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• EPA
• EPA Region 10: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

Chlorinated Pesticides

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR) links to chlorinated pesticides that are most frequently detected in Washington fish:

• DDT, DDE, and DDD
• Chlordane
• Hexachlorobenzene
• Aldrin & Dieldrin

Other links for pesticides

• EPA - Types of Pesticides
• EPA - Pesticides
• National Pesticide Information Center
• EPA Region 10: Pesticides in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

Dioxins and Furans - Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-furans (PCDFs)

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - (PAHs)

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

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