Lower Columbia River Backwater Reconaissance Survey

Tetra Tech, Inc., was contracted by the Lower Columbia River Bi-State Program to conduct a supplemental reconnaissance survey of sediment and biota (fish and crayfish) contaminant levels in backwater areas of the lower Columbia River (Tetra Tech 1994). 15 stations were sampled for dioxins, furans, PCBs, metals, trace elements, cyanide, semi-volatile organic compounds, pheonolic compounds and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, PCB Arocolors, butyltin compounds and radionuclides. These samples were intended to expand the data base of the original reconnaissance survey reported in Tetra Tech (1993). Station latitude and longitude were recorded from geographic coordinates provided by a Magnavox MX 2000 Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigator System receiver. The GPS locational information was not corrected for the U.S. Department of Defense's Selective Availability, and therefore the GPS latitudes and longitudes provided are accurate to approximately 100 m.

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bbox-north-lat 45.75
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contact-email steve.ellis@pentecenv.com
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licence ["Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein."]
metadata-date 2001-04-01
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spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-124.0, 45.5], [-121.8, 45.5], [-121.8, 45.75], [-124.0, 45.75], [-124.0, 45.5]]]}
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temporal-extent-begin 1993-06-01
temporal-extent-end 1993-07-01
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  • trace-metals
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metadata_created 2025-11-20T08:40:27.661631
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T08:40:27.661636
notes Tetra Tech, Inc., was contracted by the Lower Columbia River Bi-State Program to conduct a supplemental reconnaissance survey of sediment and biota (fish and crayfish) contaminant levels in backwater areas of the lower Columbia River (Tetra Tech 1994). 15 stations were sampled for dioxins, furans, PCBs, metals, trace elements, cyanide, semi-volatile organic compounds, pheonolic compounds and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, PCB Arocolors, butyltin compounds and radionuclides. These samples were intended to expand the data base of the original reconnaissance survey reported in Tetra Tech (1993). Station latitude and longitude were recorded from geographic coordinates provided by a Magnavox MX 2000 Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigator System receiver. The GPS locational information was not corrected for the U.S. Department of Defense's Selective Availability, and therefore the GPS latitudes and longitudes provided are accurate to approximately 100 m.
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title Lower Columbia River Backwater Reconaissance Survey