1.0 DCPLUS 20230120 18133600 20231027 18133600 https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/2c978d493ae9464cba4ac6f01100afd4/info/thumbnail/ago_downloaded.png https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=2c978d493ae9464cba4ac6f01100afd4 2c978d493ae9464cba4ac6f01100afd4 Feature Service https://services6.arcgis.com/cGI8zn9Oo7U9dF6z/arcgis/rest/services/EPA_PFAS_Fish_VA_Table/FeatureServer EPA_PFAS_Fish_VA_Table 2023-01-20T18:13:36 2023-10-27T15:49:47 biosolids fish PFAS Virginia This feature layer, extracted from tabular EPA data surveying freshwater fish tissue PFAS levels in rivers and streams across the country, and the Great Lakes, shows PFAS and PFOS concentrations in fish caught in Virginia rivers. Data is from 2013 - 2014. Reference "Locally caught freshwater fish across the United States are likely a significant source of exposure to PFOS and other perfluorinated compounds"; Barbo, et al. This table, extracted from EPA data surveying freshwater fish tissue PFAS levels in rivers and streams across the country, and the Great Lakes, shows PFAS and PFOS concentrations in fish caught in Virginia rivers. Data is from 2013 - 2014. Reference "<a href='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935122024926?via%3Dihub' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Locally caught freshwater fish across the United States are likely a significant source of exposure to PFOS and other perfluorinated compounds"; Barbo, et al.</a> PFAS are chemicals that do not easily break down in the environment and have been called “forever chemicals”. They are a class of synthetic chemicals that are used to make products heat, water, and stain resistant. These compounds are linked to harmful health effects. Humans are exposed to them in a variety of ways, including the consumption of fish. According to a <a href='https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2023/01/ewg-study-eating-one-freshwater-fish-equals-month-drinking' style='text-decoration:none;' rel='nofollow ugc'>study</a> by the Environmental Working Group, a single serving of a contaminated freshwater fish could equate to a month's worth of drinking water with high levels of PFOS. Source and Date:Data received from Joe Dinardo (who extracted the Virginia samples from the <a href='https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0013935122024926-mmc2.xlsx' style='text-decoration:none;' rel='nofollow ugc'>published data</a>) on 1/20/2023. WV Samples extracted by Dan Shaffer, also on 1/20/2023. Purpose:The purpose of this layer is to show PFAS and PFOS concentrations found in fish across Virginia, which helps to indicate the level of water contamination concerns. Processing:Data records from samples collected in Virginia and West Virginia were extracted from the downloaded Excel workbook. Records included Lat/Long coordinates, which were used to create a point shapefile representing the tabular data. This was uploaded to ArcGIS Online and published as a feature service. Symbolization:<ul><li>EPA_PFAS_Fish_VA_Table: white water symbol in red circle</li></ul> EPA; Barbo, et al. 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