Project Title: Presence of Selected Endocrine Active Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals in Water and Sediment from the St. Louis River, St. Louis Bay, and Superior Bay
Project Number: GC11NQ00EE770000, GC11NQ00ECN0000 (Project 264 and 267)
Project Chief: Don Hansen
Project Start Date: October 1, 2011
Project End Date: September 30, 2011
Cooperators: MPCA and Wisconsin DNR
Objectives:
The objectives of this study are to identify the extent to which pharmaceuticals, including hormones, and other wastewater compounds occur in the St. Louis River, St. Louis Bay, and Superior Bay and to what extent the compounds may have accumulated in surface sediments of the study area.
FY 2010 Annual Summary:
Sampling was conducted at 30 sites in the St. Louis Bay complex. All sampling was completed in August and September 2010. Samples were submitted to the laboratory and the results are pending.
Plans for FY11:
Data will be compiled as it is obtained from the laboratory 2011. Quality assurance data will be reviewed and documented in 2011. A USGS Scientific Investigations Report will be completed in 2012, with publication by September 2012.
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