Recent PCB Body Burdens in Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch and Smallmouth Bass from Lake Washington

Presentation Abstract

In 2004, the Washington State Department of Health issued a consumption advisory for northern pikeminnow, yellow perch and cutthroat trout in Lake Washington. King County has initiated a long term monitoring program to track concentrations of PCBs and other contaminants in Lake Washington fish tissues to ensure this advisory remains relevant. The monitoring program has expanded the list of sampled species to include smallmouth bass, an important recreational species. This presentation will briefly summarize the methods and PCB results from 2002, 2010 and 2014 for northern pikeminnow, yellow perch, and small mouth bass in Lake Washington. More details can be found in the associated poster of the same title.

Session Title

Toxic Contaminants in Salish Sea Biota

Conference Track

Fate and Effects of Pollutants

Conference Name

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)

Document Type

Event

Start Date

2016 12:00 AM

End Date

2016 12:00 AM

Location

2016SSEC

Type of Presentation

Oral

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)

Fishes--Effect of water pollution on--Washington (State)--Washington, Lake; Fishes--Effect of heavy metals on--Washington (State)--Washington, Lake; Environmental monitoring-- Washington (State); Fish as food--Contamination--Washington (State)

Geographic Coverage

Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Washington, Lake (Wash.)--Environmental conditions

Comments

This speed talk is linked with the poster submitted under the same author and the title: Recent PCB Body Burdens in Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch and Smallmouth Bass from Lake Washington. This pairing was suggested by Peter Ross to session chair Jim West to provide additional information and opportunity for audience interaction.

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Language

English

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Recent PCB Body Burdens in Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch and Smallmouth Bass from Lake Washington

2016SSEC

In 2004, the Washington State Department of Health issued a consumption advisory for northern pikeminnow, yellow perch and cutthroat trout in Lake Washington. King County has initiated a long term monitoring program to track concentrations of PCBs and other contaminants in Lake Washington fish tissues to ensure this advisory remains relevant. The monitoring program has expanded the list of sampled species to include smallmouth bass, an important recreational species. This presentation will briefly summarize the methods and PCB results from 2002, 2010 and 2014 for northern pikeminnow, yellow perch, and small mouth bass in Lake Washington. More details can be found in the associated poster of the same title.