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Environmental Toxics Monitoring

Toxic chemicals are commonly found in aquatic and marine environments. Monitoring efforts have identified toxics in water, sediment, and fish tissue at levels high enough to threaten the health of humans, wildlife, and fish in locations throughout the state. Many of these toxics accumulate in animals and plants which can result in various health effects such as reproductive abnormalities, neurological problems, and behavioral changes.

Ecology's Environmental Assessment Program conducts monitoring to evaluate the occurrences and risks from toxic chemicals in Washington's environment. Monitoring also provides the foundation from which actions can be taken to reduce the risk from these toxic chemicals.

• Toxics Monitoring by Ecology
• Access to Ecology Data
• Monitoring by Federal Agencies
• Chemicals of Concern
• Reducing Toxics in Washington
• Fish and Shellfish Consumption Advice
• More Information
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