Contaminated Sediments Program
Monitoring Links
- R/V Lake Guardian
- Great Minds, Great Lakes
- Limnology
- Sediments
- Air
- Indicators
- Fish
- Beach Closings
- Plankton
- Biology
- Benthic Invertebrates
- Data Projects
Prepared for:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office
Chicago Illinois
Grant No. GL985635-01-0
Prepared by:
Paul C. Baumann, Ph.D.
United States Geological Survey
Field Research Station
Ohio State University
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus OH 43210
This document was produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Any reference to a trademark name or organization does not represent an endorsement by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Additional information on this project is available from Marc Tuchman, Sediment Assessment and Remediation Team Leader, Great Lakes National Program Office, at (312) 353-1369.
Health of Bullhead in an Urban Fishery After Remedial Dredging
Final Report - January 31, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Executive Summary
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Project Description
- Methodology
- Collection and Chemical Analysis of Sediment
- Fish Collecting and Processing
- Necropsy and Histology
- Aging
- Chemical Analysis of Fish
- Sample Locations
- Results and Discussion
- PCB Concentrations in Sediment
- PCB Residues in Fish
- PAH Concentrations in Sediment
- PAH Concentrations in Fish
- Tumor(Neoplasm) Prevalence in Brown Bullhead
- Brown Bullhead Age Structure
- Cancer Prevalence-Age Interaction
- Needed Research
- Literature Cited
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
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