2009 National Fish Forum

Proceedings of the 2009 National Forum

This document provides the proceedings of the 2009 National Forum on Contaminants in Fish, held in Portland, Oregon November 2-5, 2009. The document contains abstracts of the presentations, copies of the slides used by presenters, transcriptions of questions and answers raised, and other information presented at the forum.

• Cover (PDF) (1 pp, 50K)
• Front Matter and Table of Contents (PDF) (6 pp, 71K)
• Section I Agenda (PDF) (8 pp, 116K)
• Section II-A Welcome (PDF) (324 pp, 22.7MB)
  • Welcome Remarks – Evelyn Washington, USEPA
  • Welcome to Oregon – Gail Shibley, Oregon Department of Human Services

• Section II-B Regional Issues: Focus on the Northwest Region
  • Reducing Toxins in Fish in the Columbia River Basin (PDF) (41 pp, 1.52MB)
  • Fish Consumption Rates in Oregon (PDF) (15 pp, 2.02MB)
  • Toxic Pollutant Reduction Initiatives in Oregon (PDF) (13 pp, 327K)
  • Human Health Assessment of Puget Sound Fish (PDF) (41 pp, 3.19MB)
  • Overview of Freshwater Fish Tissue Contaminant Monitoring in Washington State (PDF) (20 pp, 1.97MB)
  • Washington State’s Fish Advisories and the Healthy Fish Guide (PDF) (34 pp, 4.15MB)
  • n-3 Fatty Acid Intake and Longitudinal Mercury Exposure from Fish Consumption within the Japanese and Korean Communities (PDF) (32 pp, 3431K)

• Section II-C Sampling and Analysis Issues
  • Results of the EPA Pilot Study of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Fish Tissue (PDF) (25 pp, 320K)
  • Review of EPA’s National Lake Fish Tissue Study Final Report (PDF) (22 pp, 1.51MB)
  • National Survey of Mercury in Fish, Bed Sediment, and Water from Streams (PDF) (25 pp, 1.25MB)
  • Regional Distribution of Environmental Contaminants in Alaskan Fishes (PDF) (32 pp, 1.61MB)
  • Hair Mercury Biomonitoring Results from Alaska and Hawaii—Demonstrating the Value of Local Fish Consumption Advice (PDF) (62 pp, 2.41MB)
  • Mercury and PCBs in Asian Market Fish: A Response to Results from Mercury Biomonitoring in New York City (PDF) (29 pp, 1.57MB)
  • Tissue Analysis for Mercury and PCBs from a New York City Commercial Seafood Market (PDF) (28 pp, 1.54MB)
  • Mercury in the North Pacific Ocean: Implications for Fisheries (PDF) (20 pp, 16MB)
  • A Comparison of Non-Lethal Techniques for the Measurement of Mercury in Fish Tissue (PDF) (23 pp, 1.44MB)

• Section II-D Risk Assessment and Toxicology
  • Updates to Michigan’s Fish Screening Levels Using References Doses, Starting with Toxaphene (PDF) (21 pp, 390K)
  • Toxicology of Perfluoroalkyl Acid (PDF) (53 pp, 1.00MB)
  • U.S. EPA’s Provisional Health Advisory Values for PFOA and PFOS (PDF) (17 pp, 114K)
  • Comparability and Standardization of Methods for PFC Analysis in Fish Fillets (PDF) (26 pp, 526K)
  • PFCs in Fish—Data Presentations Followed by Questions and Answers Panel Discussion
    • PFCs in Fish—Introduction and Survey Results
      • Minnesota and Wisconsin Data, Minnesota Fish Consumption Advisory (PDF) (27 pp, 545K)
      • Southeast Data (PDF) (22 pp, 8.12MB)
      • Washington Data (PDF) (19 pp, 4.97MB)
      • Delaware River Basin Commission Data (PDF) (26 pp, 419K)
  • Remembering Kate Mahaffey
  • Update on U.S. EPA Dioxin Reassessment (PDF) (16 pp, 1.14MB)

• Section II-E Risk Communication
  • A Qualitative Study of How Women Make Meaning of Contradictory Media Messages about the Risks of Eating Fish (PDF) (16 pp, 244K)
  • Fishers Weigh In: Benefits and Risks of Eating Great Lakes Fish from the Consumer’s Perspective (PDF) (28 pp, 142K)
  • Communicating Advisories on the Risk of Mercury in Fish to the Chinese-Canadian Community (PDF) (28 pp, 337K)
  • Qualitative Evaluation of Sport Fish Consumption Advisories in California and Strategies for Effective Communication (PDF) (24 pp, 1.77MB)
  • Exploring the Potential of a Point System for Communicating Fish Consumption Guidance (PDF) (38 pp, 757K)
  • Development, Validation, and Dissemination of a Seafood Safety Wallet Card (PDF) (23 pp, 765K)
  • New Media Risk Messaging: From Brochures to Blogs (PDF) (43 pp, 3.82MB)
  • Can We Maximize National Intake While Minimizing Toxic Risk from Fish Consumption? An Update of Our Knowledge on Mercury and Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Marine and Freshwater Fish Consumption (PDF) (29 pp, 268K)

• Section II-F Risks and Benefits
  • Risk-Benefit Synthesis for Fish Consumption Advisories (PDF) (32 pp, 3.82MB)
  • A Quantitative Approach to Methylmercury-Omega-3 Risk-Benefit Analysis Based on Joint Regression in Population-Based Studies (PDF) (27 pp, 144K)
  • Composite Risk Benefit Curve Approach to Fish Consumption: Dispelling Some Myths (PDF) (60 pp, 967K)
  • Recent Advances in Our Knowledge of Mercury and Selenium on Human Health (PDF) (27 pp, 1.49MB)
  • Omega-3 Levels in Fish: Data Quality, Quantity, and Future (PDF) (35 pp, 1.01MB)

• Section II-G Risk Management
  • Consistent Interstate Advisories: A Risk Management Exercise (PDF) (13 pp, 187K)
  • The Risk of Cancer Risk Assessment for Fish Consumption Advisories (PDF) (14 pp, 253K)
  • Are Lake Trout, Salvelinus namaycush, from Flathead Lake, MT, “Safe” to Eat? (PDF) (17 pp, 1.59MB)
  • Risk Management: When Benefits Are at Risk (PDF) (11 pp, 185K)
  • Comparative Analysis of State Fish Consumption Advisories Targeting Sensitive Populations (PDF) (66 pp, 2.41MB)

• Section II-H State and Tribal Regional Workgroups
  • Closing Remarks
  • State and Tribal Regional Workgroups

• Appendix A - Final Participant List (PDF) (18 pp, 148K)
• Appendix B - Poster Abstracts (PDF) (31 pp, 259K)
• Appendix C - State Information Exchange (PDF) (65 pp, 6.14MB)