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The Coastal Fish Contamination Program: Monitoring of Coastal Water Quality and Chemical Contamination in Fish and Shellfish in California
The Coastal Fish Contamination Program (CFCP) is a relatively new state program initiated in 1998 to develop comprehensive monitoring and assessment of chemical contamination in sport fish and shellfish from California coastal waters. This is the first systematic program in California specifically designed to assess the health risks of consumption of sport fish and shellfish from nearshore waters along the entire California coast. Several state agencies work cooperatively to implement the program. The results of laboratory analysis from the first and second full sampling years have been finalized and are summarized here. These data provide a baseline for certain fish along much of the coast including areas that had never been sampled. Chemical concentrations were compared to screening values (SVs), concentrations of chemicals in fish or shellfish tissue that are of potential public health concern and that, when exceeded, indicate that more intensive monitoring and/or evaluation of human health risk should be conducted. Eleven chemicals that bioaccumulate in fish were evaluated to present an overall summary of the results. Comparisons of chemical concentrations to SVs showed the primary chemicals of concern to be polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (PCBs) and mercury. Preliminary trends in the geographic distributions of chemicals were found and variation among species was also documented. Based on data collected under the CFCP, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will be able to provide consumption recommendations to protect public health. The CFCP is a critical component of a comprehensive coastal water quality protection program, and provides an important new opportunity to build a long-term coastal monitoring database for water quality and contaminants in fish.
The Coastal Fish Contamination Program: Monitoring of Coastal Water Quality and Chemical Contamination in Fish and Shellfish in California
The Coastal Fish Contamination Program (CFCP) is a relatively new state program initiated in 1998 to develop comprehensive monitoring and assessment of chemical contamination in sport fish and shellfish from California coastal waters. This is the first systematic program in California specifically designed to assess the health risks of consumption of sport fish and shellfish from nearshore waters along the entire California coast. Several state agencies work cooperatively to implement the program. The results of laboratory analysis from the first and second full sampling years have been finalized and are summarized here. These data provide a baseline for certain fish along much of the coast including areas that had never been sampled. Chemical concentrations were compared to screening values (SVs), concentrations of chemicals in fish or shellfish tissue that are of potential public health concern and that, when exceeded, indicate that more intensive monitoring and/or evaluation of human health risk should be conducted. Eleven chemicals that bioaccumulate in fish were evaluated to present an overall summary of the results. Comparisons of chemical concentrations to SVs showed the primary chemicals of concern to be polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (PCBs) and mercury. Preliminary trends in the geographic distributions of chemicals were found and variation among species was also documented. Based on data collected under the CFCP, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will be able to provide consumption recommendations to protect public health. The CFCP is a critical component of a comprehensive coastal water quality protection program, and provides an important new opportunity to build a long-term coastal monitoring database for water quality and contaminants in fish.
The Coastal Fish Contamination Program: Monitoring of Coastal Water Quality and Chemical Contamination in Fish and Shellfish in California
Gassel, Margy (Autor:in) / Brodberg, Robert K. (Autor:in) / Roberts, Sue (Autor:in)
California and the World Ocean 2002 ; 2002 ; Santa Barbara, California, United States
California and the World Ocean '02 ; 977-990
16.03.2005
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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