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The Washington Depart-
ment of Ecology (Ecology)
and the Puget Sound Part-
nership (Partnership) have
released the latest look at
what's known about toxic
chemical pollution in the
Puget Sound region.
The report, titled "As-
sessment of Selected Toxic
Chemicals in the Puget
Sound Basin," is a piece of
information in the effort
to restore and protect the
Sound.
The new toxic chemi-
cal assessment is the final
component of a multi-year,
multi-agency effort that
started in 2006 to under-
stand where toxic chemi-
cals come from, how they
get to Puget Sound and the
potential harm they cause
to people, fish and other
creatures.
The overall effort was
called for in the Puget
Sound Partnership's Action
Agenda -- the single play-
book for prioritizing and fo-
cusing recovery and protec-
tion efforts for government
entities and scientists, en-
vironmental groups, and
business and agricultural
organizations across the
12-county region.
While there are many
chemicals in use today, the
Puget Sound Toxics Assess-
ment focused on 17 chemi-
cals or chemical groups be-
cause they are commonly
detected in Puget Sound,
harmful to fish and other
The sun rises over the Jarrelrs Cove Marina on
Journal photo by Natalie Jonnso.
in the Case Inlet of the Puget Sound earlier this fall.
life and may represent how
similar chemicals reach the sources throughout the wood smoke and vehicle ex- orca whales and people,ington, including Puget coordinated effort to
Sound. Sound. haust. PAils are known to Many chemicals in pol-Sound. The proposed per- Puget Sound by setting
The report evaluated a :Ecology DirectorTed harm fish. luted runoff, such as cop- mits would require the use covery goals and hold
variety of ways that tox- Sturdevant said, "There .Petroleum-related corn-per, directly harm salmon of low-impact development entities, including Ecok
ic chemicals reach Puget is no single guilty culprit pounds from motor oil drips and other fish. Copper in- -- which mimics the natu- accountable for results.
Sound. These include sur- or industrial source. Most and leaks from our cars and terferes with the ability of ral environment -- whereO Keefe said the P~
face water runoff -- or to:~ic chemicals are usedtrucks, as well as routine salmon to smell. They need feasible. They would oblige nership will use Ecolot
stormwater -- as well as in some way by all of us.fuel and oil spills on land their sense of smellto avoid local governments to regu- toxics assessment to l~
groundwater releases, air They are in our homes andand to the water, being eaten by predators, larly monitor stormwaterestablish prevention
deposition and wastewat,er gardens. They're producedThe most common way navigate back to their na- and would extend runoff cleanup solutions in the
treatment plant dischar'g~when we develop land with- toxic chemicals get into the tal streams to spawn and to management requirements tion agenda that: :
es. ..... ou( adequate runoff con-' environment is through find mates. ~: to smaller sites. • Continue building
Gerry O'Keefe, Execu- trols, when we burn wood, polluted surface water run- "We've learned that The Puget Sound Part- successes to control (
tive Director of the Puget when we drive and park our off that flows off of residen- adult Coho salmon are dy- nership's O'Keefe applaud- per from getting into
Sound Partnership said, ca~s. We all share responsi- tial, commercial and indus- ing prematurely in largeed the Legislature for the Sound.
"Ecology's latest assess- bility for finding solutions, trial areas, proportions when they important progress made • Expedite the rem(
return from the ocean toto control many toxic chem- of creosote-treated w
pilings.
• Focus on preventin~
spills, including drips
leaks from motor vehi(
spawn in Puget Sound ur-
ban streams," said Jay Da-
vis, an environmental toxi-
cologist for the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service. "Although
we don't know the precise
cause of these die-offs, the
ment highlights that if we
want to protect vital ele-
ments of Puget Sound such
as our orcas and salmon,
we must prevent and re-
move toxic pollution. Sav-
ing Puget Sound is larger
than any one entity can
accomplish - but it is pos-
sible with the help of gov-
ernments, corporations and
other organizations work-
ing together through the
Puget Sound Partnership.
Everyone needs to be part
of the solution."
Overall the study found
that toxic chemical pollut-
ants come from many scat-
tered and hard-to-reach
If we want to protect Puget When rain hits' roofs,
Sound, we need to find and roads, and other hard sur-
use less toxic alternatives faces in developed areas, it
as we do our business and picks up and carries toxic
live our lives." chemicals with it. This pol-
Examples of key sources luted water then runs into
of toxic chemicals identified storm drains and goes,
in the Puget Sound Toxics mostly untreated, directly
Assessmen include: into area lakes, streams
an"d Copper, cadmium, zinc and rivers, as well as the
phthalates from roof- Puget Sound.
ing materials. Phthalates Toxic pollutants can
arc a group of chemicalsthreatenenvironmental
cor~monly found in plastics, and human health. Most
• Copper from urban don't break down easily,
pesticide use, brake pads and they stay in the envi-
icals in Washington. Mea-
sures include banning or
reducing the allowable uses
of pollutants such as:
• Polybrominated di-
phenyl ethers (PBDEs) in
flame retardants.
• Copper in brake pads
and boats.
O'Keefe said, "Eve
one can make a differe~
by making wiser choi
most likely explanation is
toxic chemicals in stormwa- and boat paint, about how we trans
ter runoff." a Lead tire wheel ourselves, choose and ¢
The state is working on weights, pose of the products we
the problem of polluted run- • PAHs in coal tar-based-- even what decisions
off. On Oct. 19, 2011, Ecolo- pavement sealants, make when it's time to
gy offered for public review a Phosphorus in lawn place a roof or change
and comment the next gen- fertilizers, oil. Protecting Puget Sot
eration of proposed permits a Bisphenol A (BPA) in starts with each and ev
and boat paint.
Polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) from
creosote-treated wood,
ronment a long time. They
can enter the Puget Sound
food chain and wind up in
the bodies of fish, seals,
tve
re-
ins
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we
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to increase environmental' baby bottles, one of us reducing and ~ re-
protections against pollut- The Partnership is re- venting toxic chemical I ol-
ed runoff in Western Wash- sponsible for leading the lution."
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A place where all are welcome
324 W. Cedar St. • Shelton
SUNDAY SERVICES
7:30 & 10:30 a.m.
9:15 Conversational Bible
Office phone: 426-8472
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