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Reports on Puget Sound

• Assessment of Selected Toxic Chemicals in the Puget Sound Basin: 2007—2011 (Nov. 2011) - Compiling and synthesizing the previous studies, this assessment incorporates new and more complete data about sources, loading, pathways, and hazards. It also contains recommendations intended to help guide where resources might be directed.
  • Factsheet: Focus on Puget Sound: Puget Sound Toxics Assessment.
  • Website: Controlling Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound
• Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound study
  • Factsheet: Focus on Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound - rev. January 2010, Dept. of Ecology
  • Report: Phase 3: Study of Atmospheric Deposition of Air Toxics to the Surface of Puget Sound (July 2010)
  • Report: Phase 2: Improved Estimates of Loadings from Surface Runoff and Roadways (Nov 2008)
  • Report: Phase 1: Initial Estimate of Loadings (Nov 2007)
  • Factsheet: Three Phases: Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound (Jan 2008)
  • Website: Control of Toxic Chemicals 3-phase study (2006-2010)
• Dissolved Oxygen Study:
  • South Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Study: Interim Data Report - December 2008. Dept. of Ecology
  • Estuarine Flow in the South Basin of Puget Sound and its Effects on Near-Bottom Dissolved Oxygen - October 2007, Dept. of Ecology
  • More about the Dissolved Oxygen Study
• Action Agenda to clean up Puget Sound by 2020 - December 2008, Puget Sound Partnership
• Puget Sound Conservation and Recovery Plan, 2007-2009 - July 2007, Puget Sound Partnership
• 2007 State of the Sound - January 2007, Puget Sound Action Team (pdf)
• Sound Science 2007 - January 2007, NOAA (pdf)
• Sound Health, Sound Future: Protecting and Restoring Puget Sound - December 2006, Puget Sound Partnership Advisory Commission
• Human Health Evaluation of Contaminants in Puget Sound Fish - October 2006, Dept. of Health (pdf)
• Impact of climate change - October 2005, Puget Sound Action Team
• http://www.psparchives.com/puget_sound/sos.htm 2004 State of the Sound - January 2005, Puget Sound Action Team

Publications

• Fact Sheet: How Washington is working to reduce PCBs and mercury in Puget Sound - October 2006, Dept. of Ecology (pdf)

Additional Resources

• Ecology publications relating to Puget Sound
• Puget Sound Partnership documents