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@MISC{_attachmentg,
author = {},
title = {ATTACHMENT G Selection of Fish Consumption Rates for the HHRA},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
In its analyses of fish consumption exposures for recreational anglers who may catch and consume fish from the Housatonic River, EPA has used fish consumption rates that are based on the Maine angler survey conducted by Ebert et al. (1993). To derive its rates, EPA has used statewide rates for all types of waterbodies combined (all waters) and has assumed that none of the fish brought into the household by survey participants was shared with other fish consumers within the household. In addition, EPA has assumed that the fish consumption rates of young children (aged 1 to 6 years) are approximately one-half of the fish consumption rates of adults. While GE supports the use of the Maine angler survey data as the basis for fish consumption rates in the HHRA, it does not support the application of the “all waters ” fish consumption rates to the Housatonic River reaches evaluated and does not support the assumption that none of the fish were shared. In addition, GE believes that available fish consumption data for children indicate that a ratio of 40 percent should be used, instead of 50 percent, to estimate the fish consumption rates for young children, in the absence of age-specific data for sport-caught local fish. Each of these issues is discussed in this attachment. Background
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fish consumption rate fish consumption attachment selection young child housatonic river sport-caught local fish recreational angler fish consumption exposure age-specific data fish consumer maine angler survey data water fish consumption rate available fish consumption data fish brought maine angler survey survey participant statewide rate
