Current Great Lakes Current Great Lakes Toxic Monitoring ProgramsToxic Monitoring Programs

Melissa Hulting, US EPA-GLNPOMelissa Hulting, US EPA-GLNPO

Maumee Bay, OHMaumee Bay, OH

February 22, 2005February 22, 2005

Emissions InventoriesEmissions Inventories

U.S. Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)U.S. Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)Cdn National Pollutant Release Inventory Cdn National Pollutant Release Inventory

(NPRI)(NPRI)Great Lakes Air Toxics Emissions InventoryGreat Lakes Air Toxics Emissions InventoryU.S. National Emissions Inventory (NEI)U.S. National Emissions Inventory (NEI)Other individual research studies, Other individual research studies,

inventories (ex. U.S. dioxin inventory)inventories (ex. U.S. dioxin inventory)

Air MonitoringAir Monitoring

Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN)Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN) Mercury Deposition Network (MDN)Mercury Deposition Network (MDN) NDAMN (U.S. national)NDAMN (U.S. national) Cdn National Air Pollutant Surveillance (NAPS) Cdn National Air Pollutant Surveillance (NAPS)

networknetwork Michigan Mercury NetworkMichigan Mercury Network Canadian Atmospheric Mercury Measurement Canadian Atmospheric Mercury Measurement

Network (CAMNet)Network (CAMNet) CANCUP: Canadian Atmospheric Network for CANCUP: Canadian Atmospheric Network for

Currently Used PesticidesCurrently Used Pesticides Short-term studies: LMMB, LOADS, othersShort-term studies: LMMB, LOADS, others

Water and SedimentsWater and Sediments

OME and Environment Canada: open lake OME and Environment Canada: open lake and tributary monitoring (water and and tributary monitoring (water and sediments)sediments)

US EPA GLACS: water monitoringUS EPA GLACS: water monitoringUSGS NAWQA: Lake Erie watershedUSGS NAWQA: Lake Erie watershedSite-specific sediment monitoring Site-specific sediment monitoring

assessmentsassessments

FishFish

Canada’s DFO Great Lakes Fish Canada’s DFO Great Lakes Fish Contaminants Surveillance Program Contaminants Surveillance Program

EPA-GLNPO Great Lakes Fish Monitoring EPA-GLNPO Great Lakes Fish Monitoring Program (GLFMP)Program (GLFMP)

Provincial, state, tribal fish consumption Provincial, state, tribal fish consumption advisory monitoring programsadvisory monitoring programs

Other BiotaOther Biota

Ontario Biomonitoring Program: fish, Ontario Biomonitoring Program: fish, musselsmussels

CWS Herring Gull egg monitoring programCWS Herring Gull egg monitoring programOther CWS: birds, amphibians, snapping Other CWS: birds, amphibians, snapping

turtle eggsturtle eggsBald eagle blood and feathers: CWS, Bald eagle blood and feathers: CWS,

OME, Bird Studies CanadaOME, Bird Studies Canada

HumansHumans

U.S. National Health and Nutrition U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)Examination Survey (NHANES)

Health Canada’s Contaminants in Human Health Canada’s Contaminants in Human Tissues Program: GL First NationsTissues Program: GL First Nations

U.S. ATSDR Great Lakes Human Health U.S. ATSDR Great Lakes Human Health Effect Research ProgramEffect Research Program grant programgrant program short-term studiesshort-term studies

FoodFood

FDA Total Diet Study (Market Basket)FDA Total Diet Study (Market Basket)USDA National Residue ProgramUSDA National Residue ProgramRelatively uniform nationally-distributed Relatively uniform nationally-distributed

food supplyfood supply

GapsGaps

Regular feed of monitoring data into modeling Regular feed of monitoring data into modeling programprogram

GL NHANES study including sensitive populationsGL NHANES study including sensitive populations Greater tracking of available food monitoring data Greater tracking of available food monitoring data

(new SOLEC indicator?)(new SOLEC indicator?) Fill emissions inventories gapsFill emissions inventories gaps Lack of geo and chemical coverage in monitoring Lack of geo and chemical coverage in monitoring

(particularly for air)(particularly for air) AOC-specific monitoring: do more and get what’s AOC-specific monitoring: do more and get what’s

being done outbeing done out