Health Consultation: Technical Review of the Connecticut River Fish Tissue Contamination Study, Ecological and Human Health Risk Screening, Connecticut River, MA, CT, NH and VT

摘要

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) requested that the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CTDPH) review the draft 2006 Connecticut River Fish Tissue Contaminant Study and give comments and recommendations on the study. In addition, the US EPA requested that CTDPH answer specific questions regarding the study which are noted in the Discussion section of this document. CTDPH also evaluated the study for its applicability to Connecticuts mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) fish consumption advisory which is updated every year based on sampling results from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CTDEP). This evaluation is included in the Discussion section of this health consultation.