| Abstract: | Several studies over the past 6 years have indicated that elevated concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Spokane River, Washington, are a potential hazard to human and aquatic health. To help address these concerns, fish were collected from the Spokane River in 1999 and analyzed for PCBs for a cooperative study by the U.S. Geological Survey (as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program) and the Washington State Department of Ecology. This Fact Sheet summarizes comparisons of PCB concentrations in fish tissue recommended by national criteria with concentrations in fish tissue analyzed for this 1999 cooperative study and for previous studies. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 30700 |
| Citation Author: | MacCoy, Dorene E. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Idaho Water Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
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| Citation LatN: | 47.9979 |
| Citation LatS: | 47.245 |
| Citation LonE: | -116.3794 |
| Citation LonW: | -117.783 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 6 p. |
| Citation Projection: | Albers Equal-Area Conic |
| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with Washington State Department of Ecology |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 067-01 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | PCBs in tissue of fish from the Spokane River, Washington, 1999; 2001; FS; 067-01; MacCoy, Dorene E. |
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| Citation Year: | 2001 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | PCBs in tissue of fish from the Spokane River, Washington, 1999; 2001; FS; 067-01; MacCoy, Dorene E. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2001/0067/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2001/0067/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Feb 2002 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
