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tagged: Toxics in fish

Oct. 31, 2012 · By Cassandra Profita

Survey Tallies People Eating Fish From Portland Harbor Superfund Site

A new study found 7,800 people are eating contaminated resident fish from the Portland Harbor Superfund site. As The Oregonian reported today, the study was funded by three of the industries that are responsible for cleaning up the site. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Portland Harbor, Toxics in fish

Oct. 18, 2012 · By Cassandra Profita

Tests Reveal High Levels Of Toxic Pollutants In Columbia River Fish

New tests reveal high levels of toxic pollutants in fish caught by anglers in the Columbia River and Columbia Slough. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Columbia Riverkeeper, Toxics in fish

June 13, 2012 · By Cassandra Profita

How Toxic Is This Catfish From Columbia Slough?

Daniel Pop doesn't care for salmon. He grew up in Romania catching carp, catfish, perch. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Toxics in fish

June 06, 2012 · By Cassandra Profita

Testing: How Toxic Is This Fisherman's Catch?

I went fishing with Hood River native Greg Short this morning and Lorri Epstein of Columbia Riverkeeper. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Water, Clean Water: The Next Act, Columbia Riverkeeper, Toxics in fish

Oct. 27, 2011 · By Cassandra Profita

What bald eagles are telling us about the Columbia

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Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Columbia River Basin, Pollution, Toxics in fish

Aug. 12, 2011 · By Bonnie Stewart

Flame Retardants And Pesticides Make Lousy Fish Food In The Columbia River

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey--lots of scientists--have been studying how contaminants work their way through the food web of the Columbia River. We're talking PCBs, flame retardants, pesticides, toulene--nasty chemicals known as endocrine disrupting compounds. Using a foodweb model, the researchers tested insects, fish that eat the insects, osprey that eat the fish and invertebrates that live in the ... Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Water, Columbia River Basin, Pollution, Toxics in fish, US Geological Survey

Feb. 16, 2011 · By Cassandra Profita

What good is a DEQ standard that can't be met?

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is proposing the nation's most stringent water quality standards to reduce toxics in the fish we eat from Oregon streams and lakes. Continue reading →

Filed under: Water, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Toxics in fish

Jan. 06, 2011 · By Cassandra Profita

Cleaning up toxic water so we can eat more fish

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality just announced a series of public hearings on new water quality standards that are designed to reduce toxics in the fish we eat from Oregon streams and lakes. The state agency has been working with the Environmental Protection Agency to design the right water pollution limits for the amount of fish Oregonians eat. In June ... Continue reading →

Filed under: Water, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Toxics, Toxics in fish

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In the Pacific Northwest, the environment is personal - it's where we live, work and play. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Ecotrope will bring you news and insight on the region’s environmental issues. Site curator Cassandra Profita is an award-winning reporter with degrees in journalism and environmental studies.

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