Data Report Pilot Study of Pesticides in Washington State Stream Sediments December 2018 AGR PUB 102-741 (N/12/18) Pesticides in Washington State Sediments Pilot Study This report is available on the Department of Agriculture’s website: http://agr.wa.gov/FP/Pubs/NaturalResourcesAssessmentPubs.aspx Contact Information: Lead Author: Abigail Nickelson Natural Resource Assessment Section Phone: (509) 895-9338 21 N 1st Avenue Yakima, WA 98902
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[email protected] Any use of product or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the author or the Department of Agriculture. Do you need this publication in a different format? Contact the WSDA receptionist at (360) 902-1976 or TTY (800) 833-6388 1 Pesticides in Washington State Sediments Pilot Study Pilot Study of Pesticides in Washington State Stream Sediments Abigail Nickelson Natural Resources Assessment Section Washington State Department of Agriculture Olympia, Washington December 2018 2 Pesticides in Washington State Sediments Pilot Study Acknowledgements Brandi Lubliner, Washington State Department of Ecology for review and cooperative agreement coordinator Rich Sheibley and United States Geological Survey personnel for sample collection Stormwater Action Monitoring, a stormwater monitoring program, for study collaboration Manchester Environmental Laboratory for sample analysis King County Environmental Laboratory for sample analysis Yakama Nation: Elizabeth Sanchey, Environmental Management Program Manager for sampling assistance and technical expertise The Washington State Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Assessment Section staff including; Matthew Bischof, Joel Demory, George Tuttle, and Margaret Drennan for internal peer-review of this data report.