The Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factor contains approximately 20,000 biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) from 20 locations (mostly Superfund sites) for nonionic organic chemicals and pesticides. Fresh, tidal, and marine ecosystems are included in the data.

Hydrophobic (sediment-associated) pesticides were measured in sediment samples collected from 82 wadeable streams and in biofilm in 54 of those streams in the Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains ecoregion.115 current-use and 3 legacy pesticides were measured in stream sediment; 93 of the current-use pesticides and the same 3 legacy pesticides were measured in biofilm. On average 4 times as many current-use pesticides were detected in biofilm at a site (median of 2) as in sediment (median of 0.5). This data release provides data for the pesticide concentrations, information on the pesticide compounds, and input data and R scripts for statistical models used in the analysis presented in the journal article "Biofilms provide new insight into pesticide occurrence in streams and links to aquatic ecological communities," by BJ Mahler, TS Schmidt, LH Nowell, SL Qi, PC Van Metre, ML Hladik, DM Carlisle, MD Munn, and J May, http://dx.doi.org/xxxxxxxx.

Hydrophobic (sediment-associated) pesticides were measured in sediment samples collected from 82 wadeable streams and in biofilm in 54 of those streams in the Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains ecoregion.115 current-use and 3 legacy pesticides were measured in stream sediment; 93 of the current-use pesticides and the same 3 legacy pesticides were measured in biofilm. On average 4 times as many current-use pesticides were detected in biofilm at a site (median of 2) as in sediment (median of 0.5). This data release provides data for the pesticide concentrations, information on the pesticide compounds, and input data and R scripts for statistical models used in the analysis presented in the journal article "Biofilms provide new insight into pesticide occurrence in streams and links to aquatic ecological communities," by BJ Mahler, TS Schmidt, LH Nowell, SL Qi, PC Van Metre, ML Hladik, DM Carlisle, MD Munn, and J May, http://dx.doi.org/xxxxxxxx.

The Database of Sources of Environmental Releases of Dioxin-like Compounds in the United States was developed by EPA to be a repository of certain specific chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/dibenzofuran (CDD/CDF) emissions data from all known sources in the US. The database contains information that can be analyzed to track emissions of CDD/CDF over time, compare specific profiles between and among source categories, and develop source specific emission factors that can then be used to develop emission estimates.

This dataset presents the results of 475 unique organic compounds collected from 54 wadeable streams within the Southeastern, USA, collected within 10 weeks during 2014. Maximum and median exposure conditions were evaluated in relation to watershed characteristics and for potential biological effects. This dataset contains the summary statistics (maximum and median concentrations)of detected compounds, as well as a summary of quality-assurance (blanks and replicates) samples. Also included are the statistical summaries as related to analyte specific contaminant detection/concentration data and site-specific land-use matrices, spearman-rank correlations, and ToxCast evaluations.

This dataset presents the results of 475 unique organic compounds collected from 54 wadeable streams within the Southeastern, USA, collected within 10 weeks during 2014. Maximum and median exposure conditions were evaluated in relation to watershed characteristics and for potential biological effects. This dataset contains the summary statistics (maximum and median concentrations)of detected compounds, as well as a summary of quality-assurance (blanks and replicates) samples. Also included are the statistical summaries as related to analyte specific contaminant detection/concentration data and site-specific land-use matrices, spearman-rank correlations, and ToxCast evaluations.

The endangered St. Lawrence Estuary (SLE) beluga population is in decline and has shown no signs of recovery despite multiple protection measures. Changes in prey availability and exposure to organohalogen contaminants have been proposed as potential factors limiting the its recovery. Studies on SLE belugas show that exposure to contaminants may actually disrupt the individual’s energy metabolism. However, whether this translates into changes in energy reserves and body condition of individuals is still unknown. This dataset was developed to study the potential relationships between the body condition of individuals and their concentrations of organohalogen contaminants and lipid metabolites. The sampling consisted in the recovery of 51 beluga carcasses (37 females and 14 males) stranded in the St. Lawrence estuary between 1998 and 2016 and deemed fresh enough (Geraci-Lounsbury code = <3) to undergo a laboratory necropsy. The necropsy included the following procedures: determination of cause of death, morphometric measurements, sampling of the outer layer of blubber, age measurement and assessment of physical condition. The blubber samples were then subjected to lipid extraction and measurement of their concentration of polybrominated or emerging flame retardants, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides. Their concentration of the following lipid metabolites were also measured: fatty acids, acylcarnitines, lysophosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylcholines and sphingomyelins. The methods are described in further detail in Bernier-Graveline et al. (2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110272). Data quality control procedures included triplicate analyses of method blanks and standard reference material. This dataset contains morphometric measurements, sex and age, cause of death, a body condition index, the relative proportion of lipids in blubber, the concentration of polybrominated or emerging flame retardants, polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCB) and organochlorine pesticides and derived products. The contact for the main co-authors of Bernier-Graveline et al. (2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110272) are included in the file "Authors_contact_auteurs.pdf"

Fish biometric data and fish tissue data (total PCB concentration, lipid content, carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios) associated with the study "Incorporating habitat use and life history to predict PCBs residues in fish" by Hoffman et al. Sediment data (total PCB concentration, carbon content) can be found in the NOAA DIVER data portal and the link is included. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Hoffman, J., T. Hollenhorst, G. Peterson, J. Launspach, E. Coffman, and L. Burkhard. Incorporating habitat use and life history to predict PCB residues in wild fish in an urban estuary. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 209: 117271, (2024).

This metadata record contains 14 tables of biogeochemical data collected to evaluate the fate and transport of chlorinated ethenes in Area B groundwater, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland collected during 2018-2020. Included in the dataset are (1) FtD_All_Constituents_NA_2019: concentrations of all non-VOC constituents analyzed as part of the natural attenuation sampling event in 2019, (2) FtD_All_Constituents_NA_2020: concentrations of all non-VOC constituents analyzed as part of the natural attenuation sampling event in 2020, (3) FtD_All_Constituents_PW_2019: concentrations of all non-VOC constituents analyzed as part of the porewater-surface water sampling event in 2019, (4) FtD_All_Constituents_PW_2020: concentrations of all non-VOC constituents analyzed as part of the porewater-surface water sampling event in 2020, (5) FtD_Concentrations_in_Rock_Matrix_VOC_2020: calculated concentrations of VOCs detected in rock matrix cores, extracted in 2020, (6) FtD_ISM_QuantArray_2020: abundance of microbial communities analyzed as part of the in situ microcosm event in 2020, (7) FtD_ISM_VOC_2020: concentrations of VOCs from the in situ microcosm event in 2020, (8) FtD_ISM_Redox_2020: concentrations of oxidation-reduction (redox) constituents from the in situ microcosm event in 2020, (9) FtD_MeOH_Extract_VOC_2020: concentrations of VOCs in methanol extracts of rock cores, extracted in 2020, (10) FtD_NA_VOC_2019: concentrations of VOCs analyzed as part of the natural attenuation sampling event in 2019, (11) FtD_NA_VOC_2020: concentrations of VOCs analyzed as part of the natural attenuation sampling event in 2020, (12) FtD_PW_VOC_2019: concentrations of VOCs analyzed as part of the porewater-surface water sampling event in 2019, (13) FtD_PW_VOC_2020: concentrations of VOCs analyzed as part of the porewater-surface water sampling event in 2020, and (14) FtD_USGS_Laboratory_evaluation_samples_VOC_2020: concentrations of VOCs analyzed as part of laboratory comparison in 2020.