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Caged Mussel Bioaccumulation Monitoring in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays

Caged Mussel Bioaccumulation Monitoring in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays. Lisa Lefkovitz Battelle Carlton D. Hunt Battelle Maury Hall MWRA September 23, 1999. Mussels Introduction.

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Caged Mussel Bioaccumulation Monitoring in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays

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  1. Caged Mussel Bioaccumulation Monitoring in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays Lisa Lefkovitz Battelle Carlton D. Hunt Battelle Maury Hall MWRA September 23, 1999

  2. Mussels Introduction • Caged Mussels were deployed as part of the NPDES permit requirements to address bioaccumulatable contaminants and human health exposure associated with the Massachusetts Bay Outfall.

  3. Mussels Monitoring Objectives • Deploy and collect mussels from multiple locations in Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay • Measure biological condition and concentrations of selected organic contaminants and trace metals • Establish baselines in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays • Detect change in system after discharge • Evaluate conditions against monitoring thresholds (post-discharge period)

  4. Concerns Inflow Outflow Human Health Contaminants Bacteria Viruses Bioaccumulation Ecological Nutrients Contaminants Organic Material Food Chain Community Structure Living Resources ATMOSPHERE Light GasExchange WATER COLUMN N2, | O2, CO2 Mammals Planktivorous Fish Sources Rivers Boundary Nonpoint Effluents Piscivorous Fish Phytoplankton Dissolved Zooplankton Demersal Fish Flounder Microbes Particulate Detritus Regeneration Epibenthos Caged mussels Microbes N, P, Si, O2, CO2 SEDIMENT Infauna

  5. Mussels Collection/Deployment Locations

  6. Mussels Deployment

  7. Mussels Biological and Chemical Parameters

  8. Mussels Total PCBs Predeployment Concentration

  9. Mussels Total DDT Predeployment Concentration

  10. Mussels PAH Low and High Molecular Weight Predeployment LMW Concentration Predeployment HMW Concentration

  11. Mussels Mercury Predeployment Concentration

  12. Mussels Lead Predeployment Concentration

  13. Mussels PCB Comparison to Thresholds Massachusetts Bay Outfall

  14. Mussels DDT Comparison to Thresholds Massachusetts Bay Outfall

  15. Mussels Hg Comparison to Thresholds Massachusetts Bay Outfall

  16. Mussels PAH Comparison to Thresholds Massachusetts Bay Outfall

  17. Mussels Chlordane Comparison to Thresholds Massachusetts Bay Outfall

  18. Mussels Dieldrin Comparison to Thresholds Massachusetts Bay Outfall

  19. Mussels Conclusion • Chemical concentrations are highest in caged mussels deployed at Boston Inner Harbor (BIH) and lowest at the Outfall site. • A new reference location in Cape Cod Bay, shows even lower concentrations. • Concentrations measured in1998 were among the lowest observed since 1991. • Concentrations at the Mass Bay Outfall were well below the MWRA Threshold levels, indicating no health risk.

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