Fish tissue sampling data 1970-1997

Date

1998

Authors

Texas Department of Health, Seafood Safety Division

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Publisher

Texas Department of Health, Seafood Safety Division

Abstract

The Seafood Safety Division (SSD) of the Texas Department of Health collected fish and shellfish data for the years 1970-1997. This data is used for risk assessment and risk management in public water bodies. The fish tissue data are fillet only. Most of the data is individual fish. Pollutant scans include metals, pesticides, PCBs, semi-volatile and volatile organic compounds. Values are given in wet weight concentration.

Description

596 pgs.

Keywords

bioaccumulation, fishery data, metals, volatile compounds, organic compounds, pesticides, tissues, biological sampling, statistical sampling

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