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A Study of Chemical Contamination of Marine Fish From Southern California
Entry ID:
CEPA_OEHHA_marfishcontam
Summary
Abstract:
This report describes the results of a comprehensive study and health
evaluation (risk assessment) of chemical contaminants in sports fish species in southern California. The study was conducted by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and its precursor organization in the California Department of Health Services (DHS), in cooperation with the California Department of Fish ...  Geographic Coverage
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Dataset Title:
A Study of Chemical Contamination of Marine Fish from Southern California
Dataset Release Date:
September, 1991
Dataset Release Place:
Berkeley, California
Data Presentation Form:
report
Online Resource:
http://www.oehha.ca.gov/fish/pdf/SoCal91.pdf
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1985-01-01
Stop Date:
1991-01-01
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ISO Topic Category
Quality
Generally, 20 fish of a single species were collected from each site.
Composite samples for chemical analysis were prepared by combining a piece of edible tissue from 4 individual fish and, therefore, 5 analyses were conducted for each group of 20 fish. In all cases, the tissue samples taken from these fish represented edible muscle tissue. Tissue concentrations of total ...
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2003-11-22
Last DIF Revision Date:
2003-11-29
Future DIF Review Date:
2004-11-22
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