Presentation Abstract
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has been tracking PCBs in City-owned storm drains that discharge to the Lower Duwamish Waterway for the past 10 years. Source tracing efforts have utilized samples of sediment that has accumulated in drainage pipes and associated structures (e.g., catch basins, maintenance holes, and vaults) to identify sources of contaminants to the system. This presentation will provide a few source tracing success stories and describe lessons learned by SPU.
Session Title
Session S-01B: PCBs in the Green/Duwamish Watershed
Conference Track
Toxics
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
30-4-2014 10:30 AM
End Date
30-4-2014 12:00 PM
Location
Room 608-609
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Polychlorinated biphenyls--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Duwamish River; Water--Pollution--Washington (State)--Duwamish River
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Seattle Public Utilities
Geographic Coverage
Duwamish River (Wash.); Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
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Text
Language
English
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PCB source tracing in storm drains in the Lower Duwamish Waterway
Room 608-609
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has been tracking PCBs in City-owned storm drains that discharge to the Lower Duwamish Waterway for the past 10 years. Source tracing efforts have utilized samples of sediment that has accumulated in drainage pipes and associated structures (e.g., catch basins, maintenance holes, and vaults) to identify sources of contaminants to the system. This presentation will provide a few source tracing success stories and describe lessons learned by SPU.
