Toxic Contaminants Workgroup
Upcoming Meetings
November 4, 2020
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Toxic Contaminants Workgroup Conference Call, November 2020
Export this Event >>December 9, 2020
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Toxic Contaminants Workgroup Conference Call, December 2020
Export this Event >>Scope and Purpose
The Toxic Contaminants Workgroup (TCW) was established in 2014 after the signing of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. This workgroup exists to accomplish the toxic contaminants goals and outcomes outlined in the Agreement. For more information, visit the toxic contaminants research and toxic contaminants policy and prevention management strategy pages.
Projects and Resources
Fish Consumption Advisory Project
Joint project with the Chesapeake Bay Program Diversity Workgroup to develop effective communication tools for populations at high risk for PCB exposure through fish consumption in waters impaired by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These populations include women of child-bearing age and small children in communities with high rates of subsistence fishing, and especially linguistically isolated populations or populations who do not have regular access to the publication avenues commonly used by state governments and municipalities.
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Litterature Review Summary (11/22/16) (933.52 KB)
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Fish Consumption Advisory Poster (English) (24.72 MB)
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Fish Consumption Advisory Poster (Spanish) (24.04 MB)
Toxic Contaminants Workgroup Management Strategies and Work Plans
Since the signing of the Watershed Agreement in June 2014, our Goal Implementation Teams have been crafting "management strategies" that describe the steps necessary to achieve the Agreement's Vision.
These management strategies offer insight into the Bay Program partners' proposals for reaching each outcome by 2025, as well as how we monitor, assess and report progress towards abundant life, clean waters, engaged communities, conserved lands and climate change resilience. The strategies provide broad, overarching direction and are further supported by two-year work plans summarizing the specific commitments, short-term actions and resources required for success.
The Toxic Contaminants Workgroup oversees progress towards acheiving the Toxic Contaminants Research Outcome, and the Toxic Contaminants Policy and Prevention Outcome.
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Toxics Policy and Prevention Management Strategy (758.02 KB)
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Toxics Policy and Prevention 2016-17 Work Plan (386 KB)
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Toxics Research Management Strategy (577.09 KB)
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Toxics Research 2016-17 Work Plan (252.18 KB)
Publications
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Fact Sheet: Toxic Contaminants Co-Benefits in the Phase III WIPs
This fact sheet describes the co-benefits that are possible when nutrient and sediment best management practices are selected in a thoughtful manner with site-specific conditions in mind. This fact sheet includes contact...
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December 01, 2018
Toxic Contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed_Extent and Severity of Occurrence and Potential Biological Effects (2012)
Exposure to toxic contaminants can result in adverse effects on biological resources within the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. In 2010, the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBCP), a federal-jurisdictional partnership, reported...
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March 18, 2016
Potential Benefits of Nutrient and Sediment Practices to Reduce Toxic Contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Urban Toxic Contaminants