Reports, fact sheets, quality assurance plans and other study documents on the National Lake Fish Tissue Study.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Final Report Executive Summary (PDF)(22 pp, 4 MB, September 2009, EPA 823-R-09-006)
- Survey design for lakes and reservoirs in the United States to assess contaminants in fish tissue (PDF)(10 pp, 870 K)
- Contaminants in fish tissue from US lakes and reservoirs: a national probabilistic study (PDF)(17 pp, 834 K)
- Sample Collection Activities QAPP (PDF)(114 pp, 626 K, May 2000, EPA 823-R-02-005)
- Analytical Activities QAPP (PDF)(46 pp, 1 MB, September 2000, EPA 823-R-02-006)
- Analytical Data QA Report (PDF)(57 pp, 259 K, April 2005, EPA 823-R-05-005)
- Data Analysis Activities QAPP (PDF)(67 pp, 986 K, April 2007, EPA 823-R-09-008)
- National Lake Fish Tissue Study Sampling Locations (PDF)(24 pp, 272 K)
- Recommended Target Species for Lakes and Reservoirs (in Order of Preference) (PDF)(1 pg, 208 K)
- Fish Composite Summary (PDF)(3 pp, 279 K)
- Analytical Methods Summary (PDF)(7 pp, 132 K)
- Chemicals Not Detected in Any Samples (PDF)(1 pg, 198 K)
- Commonly Detected Chemicals (PDF)(1 pg, 117 K)
- Distribution of Sampling Locations Map (PDF)(1 pg, 18 K)
- 500 Sampling Locations Map (PDF)(1 pg, 80 K)
- The National Study of Chemical Residues in Lake Fish Tissue (PDF)(242 pp, 8 MB, September 2009, EPA 823-R-09-006)
- EPA Releases Report on Fish Contamination in U.S. Lakes and Reservoirs Fact Sheet (PDF)(2 pp, 84 K, September 2009, EPA 823-09-008)
- Field Sampling Plan for the National Study of Chemical Residues in Lake Fish Tissue (PDF)(40 pp, 571 K, September 2002 Revision, EPA 823-R-02-004)