More education is a key to protecting Oakland Bay
SHELTON – People living along Oakland Bay don’t think they have anything to do with a significant increase in pollution in the bay, according to a survey by the Sa-Heh-Wa-mish…
Squaxin Island Tribe responds to dioxin in Oakland Bay
From the Squaxin Island Tribe’s blog this morning:
Preliminary data released today by the state Department of Ecology has identified dioxin in sediment throughout Oakland Bay.
Outside of Shelton Harbor, the dioxin is distributed uniformly with an average concentration of 35 parts per trillion (ppt or pg/g). “At first glance, the distribution pattern suggests the dioxin may be a historical legacy,” said John Konovsky, the tribe’s environmental program manager.
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King 5: Sediment could be aiding bacteria
King 5 covered the new Squaxin Island Tribe study of a possible link between the sediment of Oakland Bay and rising pollution: One of the state's most productive shellfish bays…
Seattle PI blog on Oakland Bay
Robert McClure at the PI's Dateline Earth blog: In Oakland Bay near Shelton, Washington, new tests show that some of the pollution that caused officials to restrict shellfish harvesting last…
The Olympian: Mason septic systems on notice
John Dodge in the Olympian: Faced with conclusive evidence that human sewage is entering Oakland Bay at two locations, the Mason County commissioners said Tuesday that they would take enforcement…
King 5: Major clam bay near shelton in trouble
King 5: One of the nation's richest shell fish bays is in trouble. Oakland Bay near Shelton produces 60 percent of the entire nation's Manila clams. But the water quality…