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Stormwater runoff carries heavy metals and organic contaminants like oil and road grime unfiltered into Puget Sound. Since the timing and intensity of rainfall strongly affects the transport and dilution, the tradition method of grabbing and testing water samples does not reliably describe the amount of hazardous substances being released into the nearshore.
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- WDFW has been leading work in extensive monitoring using mussels, and organizes the Stormwater Action Monitoring program, which is a collaborative program funded by municipal stormwater permits.
- Stormwater Action Monitoring (SAM) characterizes the extent of tissue contamination within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs).
- File:Lanksbury et al 2017 mussel monitoring survey 2015-2016.pdf summarizes findings of extensive monitoring using mussels over the 2015-16 stormwater season. The most abundant hazardous substances observed where PAHs, PCBs PBDEs, and DDTs.