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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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