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NEWSLETTER
June 2017
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In This Issue
Recent Advisory News	1
EPA News							4
Other News	6
Recently Awarded Research	8
Recent Publications	9
Upcoming Meetings
and Conferences				10
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Recent Advisory News
2017 Connecticut Fish Consumption Advisory—
A Guide to Eating Fish Safely
What Does The Fish Consumption Advisory Say?
The advisory tells you how often you can safely eat fish from Connecticut's waters and
from a store or restaurant. In many cases, separate advice is given for the High Risk and
Low Risk Groups.
•	You are in the High Risk Group if you are a pregnant woman, a woman who
could become pregnant, a nursing mother, or a child under six.
•	If you do not fit into the High Risk Group, you are in the Low Risk Group.
Advice is given for three different types of fish consumption:
1.	Statewide FRESHWATER Fish Advisory: Most freshwater fish in Connecticut
contain enough mercury to cause some limit to consumption. The statewide
freshwater advice is:
•	High Risk Group: Eat no more than one meal per month
•	Low Risk Group: Eat no more than one meal per week
2.	Advisories for SPECIFIC WATERBODIES: Certain water bodies contain fish
with higher levels of contaminants. These waterbodies include the Housatonic
River, part of the Quinnipiac River, certain lakes, and certain species from Long
Island Sound. The "2017 Advisory for Eating Fish from Connecticut Waterbodies"
table shown on the next page provides details on eating fish safely from these
waterbodies.
3.	Advice for Fish Purchased from the .M ARKET: Most fish from the market are
healthy to eat and contain important nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids.
However, there are some fish that contain high levels of mercury or
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and so should be eaten less or not at all. The
pamphlet. "If I Catch It, Can I Eat It?" points out which fish are healthy to eat and
which ones are not safe to eat (see the "Fish from the Market and Restaurant"
table on the next page).
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What about Fish from Markets and Restaurants?
In general, people in the High Risk Group can eat up to two fish meals a week from the market or at restaurants.
Certain fish are especially low in contaminants and can be eaten more often. The following are specific tips for those
in the High Risk Group to choose healthy fish from the store:
•	Swordfish and shark: These contain high levels of mercury and should not be eaten.
•	Canned tuna: Choose "light" tuna because it has less mercury than "white" tuna.
•	Lobster and other shellfish are generally low in chemical contaminants. The tomallev portion of lobster (the
green gland*) can be high in contaminants and should not be eaten. This applies to lobster from Long Island
Sound and elsewhere.
Fish from the Market and Restaurant
The table below provides general guidance for women and children on which fish to choose. Fish with an asterisk in
the table are either especially high in omega-3 fatty acids and/or very low in contaminants and can be eaten more
than twice a week. People in the Low Risk Group can safely eat higher amounts of market seafood. For example,
swordfish or shark can be eaten once per month; and tuna steak or halibut can be eaten twice per week.
Eat Two Meals/Week
Eat One Meal/Week
Avoid
Herring*
Trout*
Tuna steak
Swordfish
Pollock*
Haddock
Halibut
Shark
Salmon (wild)*
Perch
Red snapper
King mackerel
Atlantic mackerel*
Tilapia
White tuna (canned)
Striped bass
Flounder and Fluke*
Light tuna (canned)
Catfish (farm-raised)
Tilefish (Gulf of Mexico)
Sole*
Cod
Tilefish (Atlantic)
Bluefish
Sardine and Smelt*
Salmon (farm-raised)

Tuna sushi
Shellfish: Oyster, shrimp, clams, scallops, lobster**

* These fish are either especially high in omega-3 fatty acids and/or very low in contaminants and can be eaten more than twice a week.
** See warning above about lobster tomalley.
2017 Advisory for Eating Fish from Connecticut Waterbodies
The table below shows Connecticut's fish consumption advisory for fish caught in Connecticut. The yellow
highlighted cells show the newly added advisory for 2017.
Advisory
Waterbody
Fish Species
High Risk Group3
Low Risk Groupb
Contaminant
Statewide
Freshwater Fish
Advice
All freshwater lakes,
ponds, rivers, and
streams
Trout sunfish0
No limits on
consumption
No limits on
consumption
-
All other freshwater fish
One meal/month
One meal/week
Mercury
Special Advice
for the
Housatonic River
Housatonic River above
Lake Lillinonah
Trout, Catfish, Eel, Carp, Northern
pike
Do not eat
Do not eat
PCBs
Bass, White perch
Do not eat
Do not eat
PCBs
Bluegill, Bullhead, Fallfish
One meal/month
One meal/month
PCBs
Yellow perch, Calico bass
(crappie), Rock bass, Sunfish
One meal/month
One meal/week
PCBs
Lakes on Housatonic
River: (Lillinonah, Zoar,
Housatonic)
Catfish, Eel, Carp, Northern pike,
Trout
Do not eat
Do not eat
PCBs
White perch, Fallfish, Bullhead
One meal/month
One meal/month
PCBs
Bass
Do not eat
One meal/2 months
PCBs
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Advisory
Waterbody
Fish Species
High Risk Group3
Low Risk Groupb
Contaminant


Yellow perch, Calico bass
(crappie), Rock bass, Bluegill,
Sunfish
One meal/month
One meal/week
PCBs

Furnace Brook
(Cornwall)
Trout
One meal/month
One meal/month
PCBs

Blackberry River below
"Blast Furnace" (North
Canaan)
Smallmouth bass
One meal/month
One meal/month
PCBs

Dodge Pond Lake
McDonough Silver Lake
Wyassup Lake
Largemouth bass, Smallmouth
Bass, Pickerel
Do not eat
One meal/month
Mercury

Quinnipiac River
(Gorge South to Hanover
Pond)
All species
One meal/month
One meal/month
PCBs

Meriden




Special Advice
for Other
Connecticut
Freshwater
Waterbodies
Connecticut River
Carp
Catfish
Do not eat
Do not eat
One meal/2 months
One meal/month
PCBs
PCBs
Versailles, Papermill
Ponds and attached
Little River (Sprague)
All species
Do not eat
Do not eat
Mercury
PCBs

Konkapot River (North
Canaan)
White suckers
Do not eat
One meal/month
Mercury

Brewster Pond
(Stratford)
Catfish
Bullhead
Do not eat
Do not eat
Chlordane

Union Pond
(Manchester)
Carp, Catfish, Bass
Do not eat
Do not eat
Chlordane

Long Island Sound and
Striped bass
Bluefish over 25 inches
Do not eat
Do not eat
One meal/month
One meal/month
PCBs
PCBs
Special Advice
for Long Island
Sound
connected rivers
Bluefish 13-25 inchesd
Weakfish
One meal/month
One meal/month
One meal/month
One meal/month
PCBs
PCBs
Mill River, Fairfield
[excluding South port
Harbor]
Blue crab
Do not eat
Do not eat
Lead
a The High Risk Group includes pregnant women, women who could become pregnant, nursing women, and children under age six. The High Risk
Group should eat no more than one fish meal per month of most freshwater fish from local waters.
b The Low Risk Group should limit eating most freshwater fish from local waters to once a week.
c Most trout are not part of the advisory and are safe to eat. However, the High Risk Group should eat no more than one meal of large trout (over 15
inches) per month and should not eat trout from the Housatonic River.
d Snappers (bluefish under 13 inches) are not on the advisory because they have very low contamination.
Where Can I Get More Information?
More specific fact sheets can be obtained by calling 1-877-458-FISH (3474), or by going to the Connecticut
Department of Public Health (DPH) website at www.ct.gov/dph/fish. For health questions, call Connecticut DPH
toll-free at: 1-877-458-FISH (3474). For questions about fishing in Connecticut, call Connecticut Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection at 1-860-424-3474 or go to the website at www.ct.gov/deep/fishing.
Sources: www.ct.gov/dph/fish:
http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/environmental health/eoha/fish /2017 if i catch it english.pdf.
South Dakota's Consumption of Fish and Seafood
In January 2017, the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) updated its website for fish
consumption advisories. South Dakota DOH worked with its South Dakota DOH Healthy Foods Coordinator to
ensure the recommendations reflected the January 2017 U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) and U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) fish consumption advice (FDA-EPA fish consumption advice). South
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Dakota DOH wanted to make its site easier to navigate and more interactive. The new GIS map depicts all
waterbodies that have been sampled, as well as waterbodies with current consumption advisories. Those sampled
with no advisory are depicted by green fish located on top of the body of water on a scalable map. The user clicks on
the symbol and a description pops up indicating the name of the water body along with the species tested and the
date of the most recent test. Waterbodies with current advisories are depicted by a red triangle. Clicking on this
symbol will display the waterbody name, the species and length of fish included in the advisory, and the date of the
most recent test. The site is also mobile device-friendly.
For more information, contact Pat Snyder, South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR), at 605-773-4729; John Lott, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP), at 605-773-4508; or Bill
Chalcraft, South Dakota DOH, at 605-773-4945.
Related Links
•	South Dakota DENR
•	South Dakota GFP
•	South Dakota DOH
•	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
•	Eating Fish: What Pregnant Women and Parents Should Know (FDA-EPA fish consumption advice)
Source: http://doh.sd.gov/food/Fish-Advisories.aspx.
EPA News
Discovering Causes of Feminized Fish
Since the 1990s, there have been widespread reports of male fish exhibiting female fish traits in different water
bodies. This "feminization," which includes changes to the appearance and reproductive ability of the males, has
often been associated with exposure of the fish to chemicals in runoff from animal feedlots and discharges from
wastewater treatment plants. Chemicals responsible for feminization are collectively referred to as endocrine
disruptors, because of their ability to "mimic" the effects of estradiol, a natural estrogenic hormone that controls
endocrine systems involved in reproduction in female animals and humans.
A significant amount of research has focused on the identity of the estrogenic chemicals causing endocrine
disruption, so that their release to the environment might be controlled. A recent paper, Re-evaluating the
Significance of Estrone as an Environmental Estrogen, showed that the hormone estrone might be a very
important cause of feminization of male fish. Estrone is produced naturally by livestock and humans, and it is
excreted from the body in waste. It has been known for some time that estrone can be present at high
concentrations in wastewater discharges, but it has not been thought to be particularly important in causing
feminization, because it is a weak estrogenic chemical. However, EPA scientists found that estrone can be changed
by male fish to the much stronger estradiol, to a degree sufficient to cause their feminization. This indicates that
estrone could be a much more important estrogenic endocrine disruptor than previously supposed.
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The paper describing this work is featured on the cover of the May
issue of Environmental Science & Technology and was recently
selected by The American Chemical Society as an Editor's Choice
article.
For more information, contact Gerald Ankle}" at
Anklev.Gerald@epa.gov.
Study citation: Ankley, G.T., D. Feifarek, B. Blackwell, J.E.
Cavallin, K.M. Jensen, M.D. Kahl, S. Poole, E. Randolph, T.
Saari, and D. L. Villeneuve. Re-evaluating the significance of
estrone as an environmental estrogen. Environmental Science & Technology 5i(8):4705-47i3.
Fathead minnow (Plmepha/es prome/a$ used in the study.
(Image courtesy of EPA)
Statistical Survey of Persistent Organic Pollutants: Risk Estimations
to Humans and Wildlife through Consumption of Fish from U.S.
Rivers
A journal article published in February 2017, in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, describes and
interprets the results of analyses for PCBs, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs),
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and chlordane in fish fillet tissue from U.S. rivers, fifth order and above
(based on Strahler stream order), collected as part of EPA's 2008-2009 National Rivers and Streams Assessment.
The study produced nationally-representative population estimates of the concentrations of these contaminants as
well as estimates for urban and non-urban river sites in the Eastern Highlands, Plains and Lowlands, and West and
Mountains National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) ecoregions.
Notable findings include: the exceedance of the 12 ug/kg EPA
cancer screening value for PCBs in fish from 48 percent of the
sampled population of river waters nationally (the national
sampled population of rivers consists of 51,663 river miles) and
70 percent of the sampled population of urban river waters (the
sampled population of urban rivers consists of 10,911 river
miles); the occurrence of significantly higher concentrations of
most of these organic compounds in urban river waters; and the
significant differences among the ecoregions in fish-tissue
contaminant concentrations. Estimates were compared with
adjusted midlife exposure values to estimate risk to mammalian
and avian wildlife species. Among the four compound groups—
PCBs, PBDEs, chlordane compounds, and DDT and
degradates—the most common modes of occurrence of the
compounds in fish fillet samples were for them to occur together at concentrations above their median values (see
figure).
Co-occurrence of PCBs, PBDEs, and DDT
above Respective Median Values
10%
m? 5%
¦ PBDE only
16%
7% ¦ PCB only
¦ Chlrd only
bDDT only

11% PCB+PBDE





"Any three
32%
¦ PCB+DDT
Co-occurrence of PCBs, PBDEs, chlordane, and DDT above
respective median values in fish tissue samples from major U.S.
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For further information, contact John Wathen at Wathfin..Iohn@fipa.gov or Leanne Stahl at Stahl.LRannR@Rpa.gov.
Study citation: Batt, A.L., J.B. Wathen, J.M. Lazorchak, A.R. Olscn, and T.M. Kincaid. 2017. Statistical survey of
pRrsistRnt organic pollutants: Risk estimations to humans and wildlife through consumption of fish from U.S.
rivers. Environmental Science & Technology 51(5): 3021-3031. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6boc;i62.
Other News
New Approach Makes it Easier for Women to Choose the Best Fish
for their Health and their Baby's Health
Equipping women who are or may become pregnant with the information they need to choose the right fish to eat—
that's the goal of a new campaign launched on May 8, 2017 by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and
HealthPartners.
The campaign highlights the health benefits of eating fish before and during pregnancy and the importance of
choosing the right fish to reduce exposure to mercury or other contaminants. ChooseYourFish.org is a new website
that helps people navigate the many fish choices and choose the best ones for women who are or may become
pregnant.
"We want women and children to eat fish. The benefits outweigh risks if they choose fish low in mercury and other
contaminants," said Pat McCann, research scientist for MDH.
A brochure and the website were launched to reach more women and families and make it easier for them to follow
MDH's fish consumption guidelines. The website provides additional information about how to select and cook fish.
Building on previous research and work by the Great Lakes Consortium for Fish Advisories, including Cornell
University and Essentia Health, HealthPartners Institute gathered information through a series of focus groups and
surveys to understand how messages about eating fish are best delivered and what additional context is needed. The
goal was to design, write, and develop materials that were clear and easy to understand. MDH originally
approached HealthPartners because of its commitment to health education and regional reputation as a trusted,
integrated health system. Both MDH and HealthPartners share a common priority of improving the health of
Minnesotans.
"HealthPartners Institute reached out to women to find out the best and most accessible way to communicate this
important information about eating fish," said Dr. Tom Kottke, HealthPartners Medical Director for Well-Being.
"We want to empower women with the information they need to make an important decision that will affect their
health and the health of their families."
Studies have shown that fish can provide important nutrients that help fetuses and babies develop, as long as they
are low in mercury and other contaminants. The fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals in fish are also important for
adults.
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Increased efforts to improve advice to women about eating fish started after a 2011 study by MDH showed that 10
percent of newborns tested in the North Shore-Arrowhead region had mercury above levels of concern in their
blood.
The study results spurred a collaboration among Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, Grand Portage Health Service, North
Shore Health, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Trust Lands, and MDH to reduce mercury exposure
in women in the area and pilot an in-clinic screening for high mercury exposure. Nearly 500 women from Cook
County, Grand Portage and the surrounding area participated in the Fish are Important to Superior Health (FISH)
Project.
Participants provided information about which fish they ate and how often they ate fish. They also had a blood
sample analyzed for mercury and healthy fatty acids. Three percent of participants had blood mercury levels above
the level of concern. They received information about healthy diets that included which type (species) of fish to eat
and how often they can eat fish. More information on the project is at FISH Project News.
The brochure is available in several different versions that each target a different community and/or region of the
state, as well as a statewide version. The new website. ChooseYourFish.org, provides easy access to information on
the web and on mobile devices. Both the brochures and website describe how often different types (species) of fish
can be eaten to provide safe yet beneficial meals. The website also features simple recipes, videos, and tips for
selecting and cooking fish.
These efforts were supported in part through funding from EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. A YouTube
video, "New Information for Women to Choose the Best Fish." highlights the key points of the new campaign.
MDH gives fish consumption recommendations for pregnant women, women who could become pregnant, and
children under age 15. as well as for men, bovs age is and over, and women not planning to become pregnant. In
general, men, boys 15 years and older, and women who are not and will not become pregnant can eat fish about 3
times more often than the guidelines for pregnant women and younger children.
To learn more about HealthPartners, visit About HealthPartners.
To learn more about MDH's recommendations, visit Fish Consumption Guidance.
For more information, contact Pat McCann at Patricia.McCann@state.mn.us. or Vineeta Sawkar at
Vineeta.S.Sawkar@healthpartners.com.
Source: http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/20i7/fishoc;o8i7.html.
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Recently Awarded Research
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and
Great Lakes Research Consortium Award in Research Grants
On May 4, 2017, the Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC), in cooperation with the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Great Lakes Program, announced the award of $136,591 for six
research projects that address priority areas in the Great Lakes Action Agenda for New York State. Funding for the
grants is provided by the state's Environmental Protection Fund to the GLRC via an agreement with the State
University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), in Syracuse, New York.
"Our Great Lakes ecosystems are very complex, highly treasured and ever-changing," said DEC Commissioner Basil
Seggos. "It is imperative we continue to expand our scientific knowledge of these waters and evaluate what
management actions are needed to sustain the unique quality of the Great Lakes, its watershed and its communities."
"The 2017 Great Lakes Research Consortium grant awards represent critical projects that will advance the science-
based understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing the Great Lakes system as a dynamic and essential
resource supporting human, fishery, and wildlife populations," said GLRC Executive Director Gregory L. Boyer,
Ph.D., a chemistry and biochemistry professor at SUNY ESF.
Out of the six studies that the grant funded, the following pertained to fish and shellfish:
The project from SUNY ESF, Thousand Islands Biological Station, Clayton, New York, Influence of Spawning and
Nursery Habitat in Shaping the Northern Pike Gut Microbiome, was awarded $22,500. Some information about
the project are the following:
•	Gut microbiome research science has provided indicators of how intestinal microbes influence the health of
mice, rats, termites, chickens, and humans, yet has only modestly been explored in fisheries science.
•	With GLRC funding, researchers will examine fish gut microbiome as an indicator of spawning habitat and
its impact on the health of Northern Pike, a fish native to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, and a top
sport fish in New York State.
•	NYS DEC studies have shown significant decline of adult and juvenile Northern Pike populations in the
Upper St. Lawrence River. Some Northern Pike in the 1000 Islands region have modified their spawning
behavior to occur later and in deeper off-shore bay habitats. Spawning in non-traditional habitats can
decrease young fish survival.
•	As suitable spawning and nursery habitat decline so do fish numbers, causing the need to supplement natural
populations with hatchery-bred fish. With this GLRC grant, researchers will create microhabitats in fish
rearing facilities to investigate how that influences the gut microbiome and health of hatchery-raised pike.
Details of all awarded projects are posted on the GLRC website.
For more information, contact Megan Golwitzer (Office of Communication Services) at 716-851-7201,
RegionQ@dec.nv.gov.
Source: http://www.dec.nv.gov/press/110OQO.html.
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Recent Publications
Journal Articles
The list below provides a selection of research articles focusing on pesticides.
~	Pesticide residues in water, sediment and fish from Tono Reservoir and their health risk implications
Akoto, 0., A.A. Azuure, and K.D. Adotey. 2016. Pesticide residues in water, sediment and fish from Tono Reservoir and their health
risk implications. SpringerPlus 5(1):1849.
~	Pvrethroid pesticides as endocrine disruptors: Molecular mechanisms in vertebrates with a focus on fishes
Brander, S.M., M.K. Gabler, N.L. Fowler, R.E. Connon, and D. Schlenk. 2016. Pyrethroid pesticides as endocrine disruptors:
Molecular mechanisms in vertebrates with a focus on fishes. Environmental Science & Technology 50(17):8977-8992.
~	Pesticides in the Ebro River basin: Occurrence and risk assessment
Ccanccapa, A., A. Masia, A. Navarro-Ortega, Y. Pico, and D. Barcelo. 2016. Pesticides in the Ebro River basin: Occurrence and risk
assessment. Environmental Pollution 211:414-424.
~	Rapid determination of organochlorine pesticides in fish using selective pressurized liquid extraction and gas chromatographv-mass spectrometry
Choi, M., I.S. Lee, and R.H. Jung. 2016. Rapid determination of organochlorine pesticides in fish using selective pressurized liquid
extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Food Chemistry 205:1-8.
~	Tissue distribution of organochlorine pesticides in largemouth bass (Microoterus salmoide^ from laboratory exposure and a contaminated lake
Dang, V.D., K.J. Kroll, S.D. Supowit, R.U. Halden, and N.D. Denslow. 2016. Tissue distribution of organochlorine pesticides in
largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) from laboratory exposure and a contaminated lake. Environmental Pollution 216:877-883.
~	Distribution and residue profile of organochlorine pesticides and polvchlorinated biphenvls in sediment and fish of Lake Manzala. Egypt
El-Kady, A.A., T.L. Wade, S.T. Sweet, and J.L. Sericano. 2017. Distribution and residue profile of organochlorine pesticides and
polychlorinated biphenyls in sediment and fish of Lake Manzala, Egypt. Environmental Science and Pollution Research
24(11): 10301-10312.
~	Comparison of lindane and carbarvl pesticide bioaccumulation in the common sole (So/ea sole A
Emanuela, F., S. Giuseppe, G. Stefano, B. Mattia, and M. Mauro. 2017. Comparison of lindane and carbaryl pesticide
bioaccumulation in the common sole (So/ea so/ea). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 98(5):656-661.
~	Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in sediment and fish of two tropical water bodies under different land use
Hinojosa-Garro, D., A.M.B. Chan, and J. Rendon-von Osten. 2016. Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in sediment and fish of two
tropical water bodies under different land use. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 97(1):105-111.
~	Occurrence of pesticides residues in soft tissue of Buccinum undatum and Littorina Uttorea from brackish water and intertidal zone of the lower
Atlantic Ocean
Ikpesu, T.O., and O.E. Temiotan. 2017. Occurrence of pesticides residues in soft tissue of Buccinum undatum and Littorina Uttorea
from brackish water and intertidal zone of the lower Atlantic Ocean. International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition, Public Health
and Technology 9(3):20-27.
~	The long shadow of our chemical past-High DDT concentrations in fish near a former agrochemicals factory in England
Jurgens, M.D., J. Crosse, P.B. Hamilton, A.C. Johnson, and K.C. Jones. 2016. The long shadow of our chemical past—High DDT
concentrations in fish near a former agrochemicals factory in England. Chemosphere 162:333-344.
~	Multiclass pesticide residue analysis in fish muscle and liver on one-step extraction-cleanup strategy coupled with liquid chromatography
tandem mass spectrometry
Kaczyriski, P., B. Lozowicka, M. Perkowski, and J. Szaburiko. 2017. Multiclass pesticide residue analysis in fish muscle and liver on
one-step extraction-cleanup strategy coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Ecotoxicology and
Environmental Safety 138:179-189.
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~	Comparative study of the intake of toxic persistent and semi persistent pollutants through the consumption offish and seafood from two modes
of production (wild-caught and farmed)
Rodriguez-Hernandez, A., M. Camacho, L.A. Henrfquez-Hernandez, L.D. Boada, P.F. Valeron, A. Zaccaroni, M. Zumbado, M.
Almeida-Gonzalez, and C. Rial-Berriel. 2017. Comparative study of the intake of toxic persistent and semi persistent pollutants
through the consumption offish and seafood from two modes of production (wild-caught and farmed). Science of the Total
Environment 575:919-931.
~	Occurrence of antiparasitic pesticides in sediments near salmon farms in the northern Chilean Patagonia
Tucca, F., H. Moya, K. Pozo, F. Borghini, S. Focardi, and R. Barra. 2017. Occurrence of antiparasitic pesticides in sediments near
salmon farms in the northern Chilean Patagonia. Marine Pollution Bulletin 115(l-2):465-468.
~	Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in populations of the clam Chione califomiensis'm coastal lagoons of the Gulf of California
Vargas-Gonzalez, H.H., L.C. Mendez-Rodrfguez, J. Garcia-Hernandez, R.A. Mendoza-Salgado, T. Zenteno-Savfn, and J.A. Arreola-
Lizarraga. 2016. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in populations of the clam Chione californiensis in coastal lagoons of the
Gulf of California. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B 51(7):435-445.
~	Linear and nonlinear models for predicting fish bioconcentration factors for pesticides
Yuan, J., C. Xie, T. Zhang, J. Sun, X. Yuan, S. Yu, Y. Zhang, Y. Cao, X. Yu, X. Yang, and W. Yao. 2016. Linear and nonlinear models for
predicting fish bioconcentration factors for pesticides. Chemosphere 156:334-340.
Upcoming Meetings and Conferences
13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global
Pollutant
July 16-21, 2017
Providence, Rhode Island
37th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent
Organic Pollutants (POPs)-Dioxin 2017
August 20-25, 2017
Vancouver, Canada
18th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and
Shellfish
September 4-8, 2017
Belfast, United Kingdom
9th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae
November 11-17, 2017
Baltimore, Maryland
American Fisheries Society 147th Annual Meeting
August 20-24, 2017
Tampa, Florida
7th International Symposium on GIS/Spatial Analyses in
Fishery and Aquatic Science
August 21-25, 2017
Hokkaido, Japan
2017 State of Lake Michigan Conference
November 7-10, 2017
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Additional Information
This monthly newsletter highlights current information about fish and shellfish.
For more information about specific advisories within the state, territory, or tribe, contact the appropriate
state agency listed on EPA's National Listing of Fish Advisories website at https://fishadvisorvonline.epa.gov/Contacts.aspx.
For more information about this newsletter, contact Sharon Frey (Frev.Sharon@epa.gov. 202-566-1480).
Additional information about advisories and fish and shellfish consumption can be found at https://www.epa.gov/fish-tech.

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