|
Columbia River Dioxin Study Entry ID: usepa_best03 |
||||||||
|
[
Update this Record
]
|
Summary
|
Abstract:
The Columbia River and segments of the Snake and Willamette Rivers are currently water quality limited due to the presence of elevated levels of 2,3,7,8-TCDD. As a result, U.S. EPA Region 10, established a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) of 6 mg of 2,3,7,8-TCDD/day based upon state water quality standards applicable to the Columbia River basin and the volume of water in the Columbia River. The data set focused on one or two sampling locations in a specific segment of the river. Criteria for choosing these locations were to: (1) sample at fishing sites, (2) collect organisms that are consumed by Native Americans and others fishing in the Columbia River basin, (3) collect organisms that are good indicators of contaminant levels in the river and of levels of contaminants that may be ingested by aquatic and terrestrial predators. There were six locations which sampled dioxin/furans, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), semi-volatiles, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), mercury (Hg) by using rod and reel, electroshocking, setline and hoop and/or gill net. The area of study is the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to McNary Dam. Samples consist of composite between 3-8 samples and individual fillets. Crayfish will be handled in the same way as fish using baited traps. Crayfish are represented as a composite of 30 organisms, following whole body analysis. Total dioxin and furan concentrations were determined by the laboratory as the sum of the individual congeners that were detected. The metadata for this data was taken from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Columbia River Basin: Biota Database Abstracts. |
Related URL
|
Link:
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: Metadata in the Biological Data Profile format. |
Geographic Coverage
| N: 46.0 | S: 45.5 | E: -120.5 | W: -122.5 |
|
Data Set Citation
|
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Dana Davoli, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dataset Title: Columbia River Dioxin Study Dataset Release Place: Seattle, Washington Dataset Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Online Resource: http://www.epa.gov/r10earth/data/crbdata.html?dioxin+#first_hit |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1994-08-01 |
| Stop Date: 1994-09-01 |
Location Keywords
|
CONTINENT
> NORTH AMERICA
> UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
> WASHINGTON
> SEATTLE
|
Science Keywords
| HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS >CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS >DIOXINS [Definition] |
| HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS >CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS >FURANS [Definition] |
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >CONTAMINANTS >DIOXINS [Definition] |
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >CONTAMINANTS >FURANS [Definition] |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH >RAY-FINNED FISHES >SALMONS/TROUTS >CHINOOK SALMON |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH >RAY-FINNED FISHES >SALMONS/TROUTS >STEELHEAD |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH >RAY-FINNED FISHES >PERCH-LIKE FISHES >SMALLMOUTH BASS |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH >RAY-FINNED FISHES >PERCH-LIKE FISHES >WALLEYE |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH >CRAYFISH [Definition] |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH >RAY-FINNED FISHES >CATFISHES/MINNOWS >CHANNEL CATFISH |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >FISH >RAY-FINNED FISHES >STURGEONS/PADDLEFISHES >STURGEON |
| BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >RIVERS/STREAM HABITAT >COLUMBIA RIVER [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >ECOTOXICOLOGY >SPECIES BIOACCUMULATION >DIOXINS [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >ECOTOXICOLOGY >SPECIES BIOACCUMULATION >FURANS [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
|
BIOTA
ENVIRONMENT GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION INLAND WATERS |
Project
| BEST >Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends [Information] |
| ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information] |
Quality
|
Internal standards, laboratory duplicates, matrix spikes, and method blanks were used for data evaluation. Preliminary data validation indicates that some of the samples displayed interference with 2,3,7,8-TCDF measurements. Therefore, the analysis for some of the samples of 2,3,7,8-TCDF and total TCDF were rejected (this is preliminary information and completion of the data validation is forthcoming). Latitudes and longitudes were provided, but it was unclear if the latitudes and longitudes provided were proposed sampling locations, or the actual locations sampled. It was also unclear which samples should be associated with a particular latitude and longitude. Therefore, latitudes and longitudes were estimated for each of the general sample locations for entry in the database along with the analytical data provided. |
Access Constraints
| None |
Use Constraints
|
Users of these data should be cautioned that a preliminary data validation performed by the U.S. EPA indicates that some of the data for 2,3,7,8-TCDF should be qualified as unusable. These data have been qualified using an "R" in the database. |
Keywords
| ARSENIC |
| BDP |
| BEST |
| BIOLOGICAL DATA PROFILE |
| BIOMONITORING OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS AND TRENDS |
| BONNEVILLE DAM |
| CHANNEL CATFISH |
| CHINOOK SALMON |
| COLUMBIA RIVER |
| CONTAMINANTS |
| CRAYFISH |
| DIOXINS |
| FURANS |
| MCNARY DAM |
| MERCURY |
| METALS |
| ORGANOCHLORINES |
| PAHS |
| PCBS |
| PESTICIDES |
| POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS |
| POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS |
| SEMI-VOLATILES |
| SEMIVOLATILES |
| SMALLMOUTH BASS |
| STEELHEAD |
| STURGEON |
| WALLEYE |
| WATER QUALITY |
Data Set Progress
| COMPLETE |
Data Center
|
Pacific Northwest, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.epa.gov/region10/
| |||
Personnel
|
DANA
DAVOLI Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: (206) 553-2135 Fax: (206) 553-0119 Email: davoli.dana at epa.gov Contact Address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 0ea095, 1200 6th Avenue City: Seattle Province or State: Washington Postal Code: 98101 Country: USA |
|
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: (301) 614-6898 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA |
Publications/References
Davoli, D. 29 August 1994. Personal Communication (data package sent
to Steve Ellis, Tetra Tech, Inc., Redmond, WA). Selected fish tissue
contaminant data from the U.S. EPA Columbia River toxic substances
study. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Seattle, WA.
to Steve Ellis, Tetra Tech, Inc., Redmond, WA). Selected fish tissue
contaminant data from the U.S. EPA Columbia River toxic substances
study. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Seattle, WA.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2001-02-23
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-12-12
Future DIF Review Date:
2002-02-23
| [ Update this Record ] |
