ACAT FOIA Repository 192

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 192, Date Received February 2024
Year: 2000
Page(s): 19
Document Title: Review of Fish Samples (Screening data) From the Suqitughneq River
Agency/Organization: USACE, ATSDR

Document Summary:
This health consultation uses fish sampling data from 1999 to examine and report on whether fish in the Northeast Cape are safe to eat. The ATSDR found that PCBs and PAHs are relatively low in the samples, and that the levels cannot conclude whether or not the fish are safe to eat. As a result, the ATSDR supports additional fish sampling at nearby water bodies, as well as additional studies aimed at characterizing contaminant concentrations in other food sources used by nearby communities.