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Appendix B:Eco-System
Recovery:
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| NO. | STATE | EPA BAN ID NUMBER 1 | WATERBODY | ISSUE DATE * |
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| 1. | FL | None | Fenholloway River | 9/21/90 |
| 2. | LA | None None ADV-0164 |
Bayou La Fourche/ Lake Irwin/ Wham Brake |
3/25/94 3/25/94 11/23/87 |
| 3. | ME | None | Maine Coastal Waters | 2/2/94 |
| 4. | ME | ADV-0172 | Androscoggin River (entire) | 1985 |
| 5. | ME | ADV-0173 | Kennebec River | 1987 |
| 6. | ME | ADV-0174 | Penobscot River | 1987 |
| 7. | NC | ADV-0775 ADV-0772 |
Chowan River/
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8/1/90 3/1/91 |
| 8. | NC, TN |
ADV-0706 ADV-0833 |
Pigeon River 3 | 6/1/88 4/1/89 |
| 9. | NC | ADV-0774 ADV-3295 |
Roanoke River/ Welch Creek |
8/1/90 8/1/90 |
| 10. | NH | ADV-0699 | Androscoggin River | 1989 |
| 11. | TX | ADV-0854 | Neches River | 9/90 |
| 12. | TX | ADV-0855 | Houston Ship
Channel/ Upper Galveston Bay |
9/90 |
| 13. | WA | ADV-3293 | Lake Roosevelt 4 | 4/1/91 |
| 14. | WI | ADV-2215 ADV-0916 |
Wisconsin River | 1983 1983 |
* Source: state environmental and health authorities
- Reflects Ban ID Number from 1993 version of EPA's Fish Consumption Advisory data.
- The state has noted that this advisory may be lifted by the end of 1996.
- The advisory in Tennessee has been downgraded, from a "do not consume" to a precautionary advisory only for pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children. The state attributed the downgrade to a diminishing of dioxin levels over time.
- There has been a significant decrease in the levels of dioxin found in the lake, according to the state.