Results of chemical analysis from the 2008-2009 National Rivers and Streams Assessment Survey, including persistent organic pollutants and pharmaceuticals
In 2008-2009, fish are were collected from approximately 560 national streams, which included a representative subset of 154 urban river sites, which were in close proximity to urban areas. Site selection included a mix of statistically-selected and targeted sites. ORD/NERL analyzed fish fillets from the 560 stream …