?a i $0 9 / i UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY -= / Office of Research and Development ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY DULUTH. MINNESOTA 5580-3 Large Lakes and Rivers Researcn Station 9311 Groh Road Grosse lie. Michigan 48138 September II. 1997 Jeanne Griffin U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Superfund SE-5J 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois 60604 Dear Jeanne: Per your request, enclosed please find Quality Assurance information for the Fox River/Green Bay Mass Balance Study with particular attention to sediments and fish. The Fox River/Green Bay database can be found on the Great Lakes National Program Office Home Page (http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/gbdata/gbay2.html). Your operative at E&E has been made aware of this database. The database has a great deal of information and includes many of the other aspects which you requested. In regard to your request, we have confirmed that the sediment and fish database files in the GLNPO Home Page exist as we constructed them here at MED-Duluth. Grosse He. The database files for PCBs in sediments are: IN0042, IN0047, IN0052, IN0057, IN0061, IN0070, IN0076, and IN0078. The database files for PCBs in fish are: FN0032, IN0035, IN0036, IN0037, IN0041, IN0088, IN0089, and IN0090. These are listed herein with additional database files descriptions. With respect to sediments, supplemental QA information is provided for all 8 sets of data and are encoded by database file names a$ above. Additionally, Project QA signoff sheets are enclosed for all files excepting files IN0076 and IN0078, as the project QA coordinator was a GLNPO grantee and did not continue in this role after funding expired. With respect to fish, supplemental QA information is provided in electronic form within each of the 8 individual database files. Additionally, Project QA signoff sheets are enclosed for all files excepting files IN0088, IN0089. and IN0090; these are not available due to the same factor as cited above. For this project, when final Project QA could not be obtained, the data was considered provisional data for use.
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<?a i $09 / iUNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <-= /Office of Research and Development
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORYDULUTH. MINNESOTA 5580-3
Large Lakes and River s Researcn Stat ion93 1 1 Groh RoadGrosse lie. Michigan 48138
September I I . 1997
Jeanne GriffinU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of Superfund SE-5J77 W. Jackson Blvd.Chicago, Illinois 60604Dear Jeanne:
Per your request, enclosed please find Quality Assurance information for the Fox River/GreenBay Mass Balance Study with particular attention to sediments and fish.
The Fox River/Green Bay database can be found on the Great Lakes National Program OfficeHome Page (http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/gbdata/gbay2.html). Your operative at E&E has beenmade aware of this database. The database has a great deal of information and includes many ofthe other aspects which you requested.
In regard to your request, we have confirmed that the sediment and fish database files in theGLNPO Home Page exist as we constructed them here at MED-Duluth. Grosse He. The databasefiles for PCBs in sediments are: IN0042, IN0047, IN0052, IN0057, IN0061, IN0070, IN0076,and IN0078. The database files for PCBs in fish are: FN0032, IN0035, IN0036, IN0037, IN0041,IN0088, IN0089, and IN0090. These are listed herein with additional database files descriptions.
With respect to sediments, supplemental QA information is provided for all 8 sets of data andare encoded by database file names a$ above. Additionally, Project QA signoff sheets areenclosed for all files excepting files IN0076 and IN0078, as the project QA coordinator was aGLNPO grantee and did not continue in this role after funding expired.
With respect to fish, supplemental QA information is provided in electronic form within eachof the 8 individual database files. Additionally, Project QA signoff sheets are enclosed for allfiles excepting files IN0088, IN0089. and IN0090; these are not available due to the same factoras cited above.
For this project, when final Project QA could not be obtained, the data was consideredprovisional data for use.
I hope this information is helpful in your endeavors to improve the Fox River/Green Bayecosvstem.
bssell G. Kreis, Jr., Ph.D.Station Director
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cc:Steven F. Hedtke, Ph.D.
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LLRS GLNPO File Data sec description
I N0042 0 6 i n 0 0 4 2 . z i p 1st mailing of sediment PCB datafrom Anders Andren.
IN0047 06 i n0047. z i p 2nd mailing of sediment PCB datafrom Anders Andren.
IN0052 06 i n0052. z i p 3rd mailing of sediment PCB datafrom Anders Andren.
IN0057 06in0057.z i p 4th mailing of sediment PCB datafrom Anders Andren.
IN0061 06in0061 .z i p 5th mailing of sediment PCB datafrom Anders Andren.
IN0070 07in0070.z i p 6th mailing of sediment PCB datafrom Anders Andren.
IN0076 07in0076.z ip 7th mailing of sediment PCB datafrom Anders Andren.
IN0078 07 i n0078. z i p 8th mailing of sediment PCB da-?from Anders Andren.
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David GriesmerU . S . ERALarge Lakes Research Sta t i o n931 1 Groh Rd.Grosse He, HI4813819 June, 1991D«ar Owe,I have reviewed and approved the QA for the following data. The data My nowbe officially Incorporated into the Green Bay Mass Balance Study database andare available for official release to the modelers.PCBs in sftdlaents froa 20 stations, submitted by Anders Andrm.Sincerely,
Deborah L. Swackhaaer, Ph .D .Assistant Professor, Environmental ChemistryOA Coordinator, GBMBS
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Dav i d GriesmerU . S . EPALarge Lakes Research Sta t i on93 1 1 Groh Rd.Grosse He, MI4813820 September, 1991Dear Dave,I have reviewed and approved the QA for the following data. The data My nowbe officially incorporated into the Green Bay Mass Balance Study database andare available for official release to the modelers.Sediment PC8 data, sets IIt HI, and IV, submitted by Anders Andren.sincerity,Deborah L. Swackhamer, Ph .D .Assis tant Professor, Environmental ChemistryQA Coordinator, GBM8S
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David GriesmerU . S . EPALarge Lakes Research Stat i on9 3 1 1 Groh Rd .Grosse lie, HI4813821 November, 1991Dear Dave,1 have reviewed and approved the QA for the fol lowing data. The data nay nowbe officially incorporated into the Green Bay Mass Balance Study database andare available for offic ial release to the aodelers.Sediment data, submission set IS, 10 additional stations, submitted by AndersAndren.Sincerely,
Deborah L. Swackhaaer, Ph .D .Assistant Professor, Environmental ChemistryQA Coordinator, GBM8S
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAT*t*C*tiCtmf*t KmrvoiummiJ t»J tvi IV? Hayo
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David GriesmerU . S . EPALarge Lakes Research Stat ion9311 Groh Rd.Grosse He, NI4613819 February, 1992Dear Dave,I have reviewed and approved the QA for the following data. The data may nowbe officially Incorporated Into the Green Bay Mass Balance Study database andare available for official release to the nodelers.PCB data for Green Bay sed ioents, 6th mailing, suboiiUed by Anders Andren.Sincerely,
Deborah L. Swackhamer, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Environmental ChemistryQA Coordinator, GBMBS
cc: Anders AndrenDavid DeVaultBill RichardsonGlen Warren
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LLRS ID GLNPO File Data set description
I N0032 5 3 i n 0 0 3 2 . z i p
IN0035 53 i n0035 . z i p
I N0036 5 3 i n 0 0 3 6 . z i p
IN0037 54 i n0037 . z i p
Spring 89 forage fish - PCB ' s ,dieldrin, moisture, lipids data.
Summer 89 forage fish - PCB' s ,dieldrin, moisture, lipids data.
Fall 89 forage fish - PCB ' s ,dieldrin, moisture, lipids data.Spring-fall 89 predator fish -PCB' s , dieldrin, moisture, lipidsdata.
IN0041 54 i n0041 . z i p Re-analysis of selected spring fall89 forage and predator fish -PCB's , dieldrin, moisture, lipidsdata.
IN0088 59 i n0088. z i p
IN0089 59 i n0089. z i p
IN0090 59in0090.z i p
PCB, dieldrin, moisture, lipidsdata for Green Bay Brown Trout andWalleye fillets.PCB, dieldrin, moisture, lipidsdata for Green Bay whole Ca , .
PCB, dieldrin, moisture, li isdata for Green Bay Carp stomachs.
UNIVERSITY OP MINNESOTAEmrin+mrmtd f*J tat IV7 Mayo
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David GriesmerU . S . ERALarge Lakes Research Stat ion931 1 Groh Rd.Grosse He, MI481388 May, 1991Dear Dave,1 have reviewed and approved the QA for the following data. The data may nowbe officially incorporated Into the Green Bay Mass Balance Study database and•re available for official release to the •odelers.PCBs and dleldrln data for spring, $i»ter and fall forage fish submitted byMike Null In and Russ Kreis. Note that this includes approval for three sepa-rate Mailings of data.Sincerely,
Deborah L. Swackhamer, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Environmental ChenistryQA Coordinator, GBMBS ^ (
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David GriesmerU.S . EPALarge Lakes Research Station9311 Groh Rd.Grosse He, HI481388 May, 1991Dear Oave,I have reviewed and approved the QA for the following data. The data may nowbe officially Incorporated Into the Green Bay Mass Balance Study database and•re available for official release to the Modelers.PCBs and dleldrln data for spring, suaver and fall predator fish submitted byHike Null in and Russ Kreis.Sincerely,
Deborah L. Swackhamr, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Environmental ChenlstryQA Coordinator, GBMBS
David GriesmerU.S . EPAUrge Lakes Research Stat ion9311 Groh Rd.Grosse He, HI4813819 June, 1991Dear Dave,I have reviewed and approved the QA for the following data. The data may nowbe officially incorporated into the Green Bay Mass Balance Study database andare available for official release to the Modelers.PCBs and dieldrin data for fish that hid previously failed QA and were re-analyzed, submitted by Hike Mull In and Russ Krels.Sincerely,
Deborah L. Swackhamer, Ph .D .Assistant Professor, Environmental ChemistryQA Coordinator, GBHBS
cc: David DeVaultRuss KrelsMike Mull inBill RichardsonGlen Warren
