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MI DEQ - Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program
| OverviewMichigan Department of Environmental Quality's monitoring program for spatial and temporal trends in fish contaminants. Started in 1984. Focused on total mercury in upper trophic level game species (walleye, largemouth bass) whole body and fillet samples. Ancillary data also collected. Source Agency: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality ContactJoe Bohr, blank Address Phone: 517-373-4704 Fax: 517-373-9958 |
| Name of dataset | MDEQ Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program Database |
| Geographic area | Michigan |
| State/Province | MI |
| Activity Category | Monitoring |
| Medium | fish |
| Focal species | largemouth bass, walleye, Trophic Level 4 species |
| Tissue Types | fillet, whole body |
| Approximate size of dataset | 16000 |
| Positional data available? | Yes |
| Start Date | 1969-12-31 00:00:00 |
| End Date | 1969-12-31 00:00:00 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Collection season | spring, summer, fall |
| Collection Months | April-September |
| Current # Of Sampling Locations | varies |
| Historic # Of Sampling Locations | 620 |
| Size of Sampling Area | state of Michigan |
| Methods | BLANK |
| Individual or composite samples? | Mostly Individual |
| Ecosystem Focus | Michigan waters of the Great Lakes, rivers, inland lakes |
| Additional Info | data collected at selected temporal trend sites (largemouth bass and walleye), as well as areas where Hg a concern (TL-4 species) |
| Data Use | Unrestricted |
| Data Format | paper data sheets or lab notebooks, report(s) |
| Hg Measurements | THg |
| Ancillary Data | age, sex, weight, length, additional pollutants |
| BRI has data? | no |
| Data downloadable on external website? | no |
| Person Who Conducted Dating | x |
| Average Core Depth | x |
