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Waterbody and Affected Boundaries |
Affected Localities |
Contaminant |
Species |
Advisories/Restriction |
Lake Trashmore |
Virginia Beach City |
Mercury |
Largemouth Bass |
No more than two meals/month |
PCBs |
Carp |
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Lake Whitehurst |
Norfolk City |
Mercury, PCBs |
Carp |
DO NOT EAT |
PCBs |
Yellow Perch |
No more than two meals/month |
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Little Creek |
Norfolk City and Virginia Beach City |
PCBs |
Spot |
No more than two meals/month |
PCBs |
Croaker |
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PCBs |
Gizzard Shad |
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Chesapeake Bay |
Chesapeake Bay |
PCBs |
Anadromous (Coastal) Striped Bass |
No more than two meals/month |
Eastern Branch Lynnhaven River |
Virginia Beach City |
PCBs |
Gizzard Shad |
No more than two meals/month |
Mobjack Bay |
Mathews Co. and Gloucester Co. |
PCBs |
Gizzard Shad |
No more than two meals/month |
Tabb Creek |
Poquoson City |
PCBs |
Croaker |
No more than two meals/month |
PCBs |
Gizzard Shad |
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Dragon Run Swamp (entire length)/ Piankatank River near King and Queen County Route 620 downstream ~46 miles to Deep Point Boat Landing (State Route 606) on the Piankatank River across from Piankatank Shores (10/29/03; modified 7/27/05) |
Essex Co., Middlesex Co., King and Queen Co., and Gloucester Co. |
Mercury |
Largemouth Bass |
No more than two meals/month |
Virginia Department of Health | Office of Epidemiology | Division of Public Health Toxicology | 109 Governor Street Room 338C | Richmond, Virginia 23219 | Phone: (804)864-8182 | Fax: (804)864-8190