Research & Data

Ecology provides the high-quality science that is microscope icon the foundation of Washington state environmental policy.

Our monitoring, assessment, and modeling services provide a data-rich understanding of our state’s land, air, and water.

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TMDL Fact Sheet for the Quincy Industrial Waste Treatment Facility

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Water-quality/TMDLs/Quincy-Waste-Treatment-Facility-TMDL

Climate change publications and reports

Links to all Ecology climate change publications, sorted by year.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Link-Assets/Climate-change/Climate-publications

Air quality studies

Information about air quality studies we conduct.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Research-Data/Scientific-reports/Air-quality-studies

BEACH annual report

See our annual county-by-county report on bacterial levels at saltwater swimming beaches for 2019.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Research-Data/Monitoring-assessment/BEACH-annual-report

Scientific descriptions of species: benthic invertebrates in Puget Sound

We study creatures in Puget Sound sediments. We classify them to observe marine habitat changes.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Research-Data/Monitoring-assessment/Puget-Sound-and-marine-monitoring/Scientific-descriptions-of-species

Marine algae & plankton

Marine algae blooms are overgrowths of plankton. They can look like a spill in the water.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Research-Data/Monitoring-assessment/Puget-Sound-and-marine-monitoring/Marine-algae-plankton

Jellyfish in Puget Sound

Jellyfish numbers may be increasing in Puget Sound. You can help us monitor them.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Research-Data/Monitoring-assessment/Puget-Sound-and-marine-monitoring/Jellyfish

Mapping Puget Sound bluffs and beaches

We collect topographic data about Puget Sound beaches and bluffs.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Research-Data/Monitoring-assessment/Coastal-monitoring-assessment/Projects/Mapping-Puget-Sound-bluffs-and-beaches

Manning's n calculator

An Excel/VBA program to calculate Manning's n (or depth) from cross-section data for trapezoidal or rectangular channels based on equation 14.32 in Chapra's Surface water quality modeling textbook.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Link-Assets/Research-Data/Manning-s-n-calculator-zip

State Agency Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculator

State agencies use this calculator to determine and report their greenhouse gas emissions.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Climate-change/Reducing-carbon-pollution/StateAgencyGHGCalculator

BMP Effectiveness Database

Literature review of BMP Effectiveness conducted to help choose effectiveness study priorities.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/About-Us/Our-Role-In-The-Community/Partnerships-committees/Stormwater-Work-Group/BMP_Effectiveness_Database

January 15, 2013: Final fish consumption rates technical support document

Former Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant's 2013 transmittal letter announcing release of final fish consumption rates technical support document (version 2.0).

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Fish-Consumption-Rates/20130115SturdevantFCRTechSupportDocV2

November 5, 2012: Fish Consumption Technical Review Meeting

Meeting summary from Nov. 5, 2012, technical review panel meeting to discuss the revised version of the Fish Consumption Technical Report V.2, hosted by Washington State Department of Ecology.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Fish-Consumption-Rates/20121105FCRTechReviewMtngForV2

July 16, 2012: Ecology's approach to fish consumption standards in Washington state

Former Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant's 2012 transmittal letter announcing Ecology's approach to fish consumption standards in Washington state.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Fish-Consumption-Rates/20120716SturdevantFCRApproachToStandards

August 30, 2012: Fish consumption rates technical support document [draft Version 2]

Former Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant's 2012 transmittal letter announcing release of fish consumption rates technical support document [draft Version 2.0].

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Fish-Consumption-Rates/20120830SturdevantFCRTechSuppDraftV2

November 27, 2012: Fish Consumption Technical Review Meeting

Meeting summary from Nov. 27, 2012, technical review panel meeting to discuss the revised version of the Fish Consumption Technical Report V.2, hosted by Washington State Department of Ecology.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Fish-Consumption-Rates/20121127FCRTechReviewMtngForV2

Received through January 18, 2012: Comments on Ecology's Fish Consumption Rates Technical Support Document (Version 1)

Comments received through January 18, 2012, in response to Ecology's Fish Consumption Rates Technical Support Document (Version 1).

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Fish-Consumption-Rates/20120118FCRCommentsForVersion1

Received through January 18, 2012: Emailed form comments in response to Ecology's Fish Consumption Rates Technical Support Document (Version 1).

Emailed (form) comments received through January 18, 2012, in response to Ecology's Fish Consumption Rates Technical Support Document (Version 1).

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Fish-Consumption-Rates/20120118FCRFormLetterCommentsForVersion1

Received through October 26, 2012: Comments on Ecology's Fish Consumption Rates Technical Support Document (draft Version 2.0)

Comments received through October 26, 2012, on Ecology's Fish Consumption Rates Technical Support Document (draft Version 2.0).

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Regulations-Permits/Guidance-technical-assistance/Fish-Consumption-Rates/20121026FCRCommentsForVersion2

Instream assessment of biota and migration patterns study design

Study of aquatic life and migration patterns in the Palouse River.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Asset-Collections/Doc-Assets/Water-quality/TMDLs/Palouse-River/Instream-assessment-of-biota-and-migration-pattern

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