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Pollutant monitoring in the Olympic National Park Biosphere Reserve

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Interest in global contamination has been instrumental in the establishment of over 33 Biosphere Reserves in the United States. These reserves include pristine areas that have been protected from industrial development. They serve as areas in which present and future environmental pollution can be assessed.

Pollutant monitoring studies are being conducted in the Olympic National Park Biosphere Reserve by the U.S. Park Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Studies are designed to identify levels of trace element and organic contaminants in physical and biological media. Ten remote sites were selected for intensive sampling. These areas were located in the Hoh, Quinault, and Dosewallips River drainages; at Anderson and Grand Pass; near Ozette Lake and, at the northern edge of Blue Glacier. Their proximity to vehicle-traveled roads varied from 3 to 20 kilometers.

Samples were taken in air, water, soil, litter and vegetation. Samples will be analyzed for organic and heavy metal contaminants. Airborne particulate size and chemical characterization is being investigated.

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  1. Exposure Assessment Research Division, Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 89114, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

    Kenneth W. Brown

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Brown, K.W. Pollutant monitoring in the Olympic National Park Biosphere Reserve. Environ Monit Assess 1, 37–47 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00836874

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