Environmental Contaminants
The Environmental Contaminants Program is available to:
- Identify sources of pollution
- Investigate pollution effects on fish, wildlife, and habitat
- Respond to oil and hazardous material spills or releases
- Restore habitats and resources degraded by pollution
- Provide technical expertise to other federal agencies, states, industrial, and agricultural interests
"Early Warning Program for Emerging Contaminants"
Funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Field Office staff are part of this Great Lakes-wide investigation. Emerging contaminants are new contaminants or are older contaminants with a newly expanded distribution, altered release, or a newly detected presence in the environment. The investigation includes finding the sources of these contaminants, routes to exposure (i.e., how organisms come in contact with the contaminants) and impacts to fish and wildlife and their habitats.
Early Warning Program to Detect and Identify Contaminants of Emerging Concern and Their Effects to Fish and Wildlife - Twin Cities Field Office Biologist Presents at Conferences
Lower St. Louis River Area of Concern
An Ecological Design for the 40th Avenue West Remediation-to-Restoration Project (57-page PDF)
To request help or for more information, please contact:
Dave Warburton
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Twin Cities Field Office
4101 American Boulevard East
Bloomington, MN 55425
E:mail: Dave_Warburton@fws.gov
Phone: 612-725-3548 ext. 2203
Zachary Jorgenson
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Twin Cities Field Office
4101 American Boulevard East
Bloomington, Minnesota 55425
E:mail: Zachary_Jorgenson@fws.gov
Phone: 612-725-3548 ext. 2247
Elissa Buttermore
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Twin Cities Field Office
4101 American Boulevard East
Bloomington, Minnesota 55425
E:mail: Elissa_Buttermore@fws.gov
Phone: 612-725-3548 ext. 2205
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