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Data compilation for assessing sediment and toxic chemical loads from the Green River to the lower Duwamish Waterway, Washington

September 23, 2014

Between February and June 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey collected representative samples of whole water, suspended sediment, and (or) bed sediment from a single strategically located site on the Duwamish River, Washington, during seven periods of different flow conditions. Samples were analyzed by Washington-State-accredited laboratories for a large suite of compounds, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other semivolatile compounds, polychlorinated biphenyl Aroclors and the 209 congeners, metals, dioxins/furans, volatile organic compounds, pesticides, butyltins, hexavalent chromium, and total organic carbon. Chemical concentrations associated with bulk bed sediment (

Publication Year 2014
Title Data compilation for assessing sediment and toxic chemical loads from the Green River to the lower Duwamish Waterway, Washington
DOI 10.3133/ds880
Authors Kathleen E. Conn, Robert W. Black
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Data Series
Series Number 880
Index ID ds880
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Washington Water Science Center
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