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1996 National Listing of Fish Consumption Advisories for the United States

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Water/OST
Publication_Date: 199707
Title:
1996 National Listing of Fish Consumption Advisories for the United States
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Online_Linkage:
For BASINS model and hydrographic data <http://www.epa.gov/OST/BASINS/>
For original documentaion of source <http://www.epa.gov/OST/fishadvice>
Description:
Abstract:
The 1996 update for the database, Listing of Fish Consumption Advisories, is now available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This database includes all available information describing state-, tribal-, and federally issued fish consumption advisories in the United States for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and four U.S. Territories, and has been expanded to include the 12 Canadian provinces and territories. The database contains information provided to EPA by the states, tribes, and Canada as of December 1996. This includes advisories issued by several Native American tribes. The number of advisories in the United States rose by 453 in 1996 to a total of 2,193 representing a 25 percent increase over 1995. The number of waterbodies under advisory represents 15 percent of the Nation's total lake acres and 5 percent of the Nation's total river miles. In addition, 100% of the Great Lakes waters and their connecting waters and a large portion of the Nation's coastal waters are also under advisory. The number of advisories in the United States increased for four major contaminants (mercury, PCBs, chlordane, and DDT). In 1996, the EPA contacted health officials in Canada in an effort to identify fish consumption advisories in effect. In Canada, a total of 2,617 advisories were in effect in 1996. All of the Canadian advisories resulted from contamination from five pollutants: mercury, PCBs, dioxin/furans, toxaphene, and mirex. Ninety-six percent of all the advisories resulted from mercury contamination in fish tissues. In addition, 87 percent of the advisories were issued by the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
Purpose:
The states and the four U.S. Territories and Native American tribes (hereafter referred to as states) have primary responsibility for protecting their residents from the health risks of consuming contaminated noncommercially caught fish and wildlife. They do this by issuing consumption advisories for the general population, including recreational and subsistence fishers, as well as for sensitive subpopulations (such as pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children). These advisories inform the public that high concentrations of chemical contaminants have been found in local fish and wildlife. The advisories include recommendations to limit or avoid consumption of certain fish and wildlife species from specific waterbodies or, in some cases, from specific waterbody type (e.g., all lakes). Similarly, in Canada, the provinces and territories have primary responsibility for issuing fish consumption advisories. The database includes information on: 1) species and size range of fish and/or wildlife, 2) chemical contaminants identified in the advisory, 3) geographic location of each advisory, 4) lake acreage or river mileage under advisory, and 4) date the advisory was issued.
Supplemental_Information:
At the time the 1996 LFWA was evaluated for incorporation into BASINS, only a small portion of the data had been georeferenced. Therefore this database only includes the parametric information described above. Updates to these data will be made available in the future.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19961200
Currentness_Reference: Date range described in Fact Sheet (EPA-823-F-97-007)
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: annual
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.00
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -40.00
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.00
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.00
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Fish Advisories
Theme_Keyword: Wildlife Advisories
Theme_Keyword: Consumption Advisories
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Conterminous United States of America
Place_Keyword: Canada
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico PR
Place_Keyword: U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Place_Keyword: Alabama AL
Place_Keyword: Alaska AK
Place_Keyword: Arizona AZ
Place_Keyword: Arkansas AR
Place_Keyword: California CA
Place_Keyword: Colorado CO
Place_Keyword: Connecticut CT
Place_Keyword: Delaware DE
Place_Keyword: District of Columbia DC
Place_Keyword: Florida FL
Place_Keyword: Georgia GA
Place_Keyword: Hawaii HI
Place_Keyword: Idaho ID
Place_Keyword: Illinois IL
Place_Keyword: Indiana IN
Place_Keyword: Iowa IA
Place_Keyword: Kansas KS
Place_Keyword: Kentucky KY
Place_Keyword: Louisiana LA
Place_Keyword: Maine ME
Place_Keyword: Maryland MD
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts MA
Place_Keyword: Michigan MI
Place_Keyword: Minnesota MN
Place_Keyword: Mississippi MS
Place_Keyword: Missouri MO
Place_Keyword: Montana MT
Place_Keyword: Nebraska NE
Place_Keyword: Nevada NV
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire NH
Place_Keyword: New Jersey NJ
Place_Keyword: New Mexico NM
Place_Keyword: New York NY
Place_Keyword: North Carolina NC
Place_Keyword: North Dakota ND
Place_Keyword: Ohio OH
Place_Keyword: Oklahoma OK
Place_Keyword: Oregon OR
Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania PA
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island RI
Place_Keyword: South Carolina SC
Place_Keyword: South Dakota SD
Place_Keyword: Tennessee TN
Place_Keyword: Texas TX
Place_Keyword: Utah UT
Place_Keyword: Vermont VT
Place_Keyword: Virginia VA
Place_Keyword: Washington WA
Place_Keyword: West Virginia WV
Place_Keyword: Wisconsin WI
Place_Keyword: Wyoming WY

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment: DBASE File format.
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Most attribute definitions were derived from the more complete attribute labels that were available in the source data set.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Not evaluated.
Completeness_Report:
For incorporation into BASINS 2.0, only the advisory-specific data were included. Summary data for each state and province are also available in the source data set.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The data were directly extracted from the source data files into DBASE formatted files for transporting into this application. Variable names were converted to meet requirements of DBASE formatted files. Most attribute definitions were derived from the more complete attribute labels that were available in the source data set.
Process_Date: 19980218
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: LFWA-ADV.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition: Listing of Fish Consumption Advisories, Advisory Level Data
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADVISORY
Attribute_Definition: Name of advisory (e.g., Coosa River, West Point Lake)
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition:
State, Territory, or Canadian Province where the advisory is located
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: US State or Canadian Province two letter abbreviations
Codeset_Source: FIPS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REGION
Attribute_Definition: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region or 'CA' for Canada
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: USEPA Region (e.g., 01, ..., 10) or CA for Canada
Codeset_Source: EPA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADVEXTNT
Attribute_Definition:
Geographic extent of advisory (e.g., between Riverside and the Alabama-Georgia State line).
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ISSUER
Attribute_Definition: Agency type that issued the advisory
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Army
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Army
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: City
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: City
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Federal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Federal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Local health dept.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Local health dept.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Province
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Province
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: State
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: State
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: State/Tribal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: State/Tribal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tribal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tribal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADVTYPE
Attribute_Definition: Waterbody type that the advisory is located on
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Bayou
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bayous
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Estuary
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Estuarine waters
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Statewide advisory
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Advisory for all waterbodies (or all waterbodies of a selected type or types) in a state or province
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Great Lake
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior and all connecting waterbodies.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lake
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lakes, reserviors, and ponds
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Multi-class
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Advisory applies to more than one type of waterbody.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: River
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rivers and streams
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Regional
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Advisory applies to a region such as a river basin or a portion of a State.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Canal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Artificial Canals
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADVNUM
Attribute_Definition: Unique number assigned to advisory
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 1 to 103935)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADVINDEX
Attribute_Definition: Adviosory Index
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 0 to 5387)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATERESC
Attribute_Definition: Date the advisory was rescinded (MM/DD/YY) format
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 0 to 5387)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNT
Attribute_Definition: Count
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
There is one advisory associated with this record in the database
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADVSTAT
Attribute_Definition: Advisory Status
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Active
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The advisory is active
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rescinded
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The advisory has been rescinded
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADVSIZE
Attribute_Definition: Size of the advisory
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 0 to 5387)
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: miles for river advisories, acres for lake advisories
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR
Attribute_Definition: Year the entry in the source data was updated
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1996
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The entry was updated in 1996
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: LFWA-DET.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition: Listing of Fish Consumption Advisories, Details
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADVNUM
Attribute_Definition: Unique number assigned to advisory
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 1 to 103935)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POLLUTANT
Attribute_Definition: Name of pollutant associated with this portion of the advisory
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SPECIES
Attribute_Definition:
Name of fish or wildlife (including size restrictions) associated with this portion of the advisory.
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POPULAT
Attribute_Definition: Type of population affected this portion of the advisory
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CFB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Commercial Fishing Ban: Bans commercial harvest and/or sale due to chemical contamination.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NCGP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
No Consumption- General Population: Advises against consumption by the general population.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NCSP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
No Consumption- Subpopulation(s): Advises against consumption potentially at greater risk, e.g., pregnant or nursing women, and small children.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RGP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Restricted Consumption- General Population: Advises the general population to restrict the size of the organism and/or the frequency of meals consumed.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RSP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Restricted Consumption- Subpopulation(s): Advises subpopulations potentially at greater risk, e.g., pregnant or nursing women, and/or small children, to restrict the size of the organism and/or frequency of meals consumed.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: IHA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Informational Health Advisory indicating that tissues do not contain pollutant residues at high enough concentrations to warrant restricting consumption, however, the contaminants have been detected.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NKZ
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
No-Kill Zones indicate that it is illegal to take, kill or possess any fish from specified waters due to chemical contamination.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADVSTAT
Attribute_Definition: Advisory Status
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Active
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The advisory is active
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rescinded
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The advisory has been rescinded
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATERESC
Attribute_Definition: Date the advisory was rescinded (MM/DD/YY) format
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: cannot be represented (currently a number from 0 to 5387)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR
Attribute_Definition: Year the entry in the source data was updated
Attribute_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1996
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The entry was updated in 1996
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: EPA/OW
Distribution_Information:

Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST Basins
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basins@epa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9-3 EST
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system under contract to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USEPA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USEPA will warrant the delivery of this product in computer-readable format.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcView Shapefile
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/basins/>
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
When requesting data by phone or mail, please inquire about spatial data sets that work with Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS). The BASINS web page has instructions for downloading datasets. It also has a link to The National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI), from which BASINS CD-ROMs may be ordered. Each CD-ROM contains the BASINS v2.0 Application and this data set along with others covering the spatial extent of an EPA Region.
Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070611
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USEPA Office of Water/OST/SASD Basins
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basins@epa.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608

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