Fish Consumption Advisories in Tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay: Improving the Communication of Risk to Washington, DC Anglers

Fish consumption advisories are increasingly being issued by state and municipal governments with concerns about pollution in local waterways. These advisories are developed to inform the public about the potential dangers of consuming excessive amounts of locally caught fish. They are not enforce...

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Main Author: Gibson, Joshua Charles
Other Authors: Urban Affairs and Planning
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32853
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05162005-143437/