Contaminants in fish tissues from AOCs in New York State: The Buffalo River AOC 2-year post remediation
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Background The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and Department of Health (NYSDOH), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) plan to obtain data on chemical contaminants in fish from multiple Areas of Concern (AOCs) in New York State and use this information to evaluate fish consumption advisories, which are a critical component of most removal criteria for “Restri...
Background
Table 1: The current fish-consumption advisories for Lake Erie and for the Buffalo River (and outer harbor) from the first draft of the NYSDEC QAPP: (see attached figure)
Project
Location by County
Erie County, NY