Wildfire smoke threatens air quality in Puget Sound basin, alert issued for western Washington by Theron Zahn, KOMO News Staff Sat, August 19th 2023 at 11:51 AM Updated Mon, August 21st 2023 at 1: ...

“Sediment monitoring offers valuable clues about both natural and human-influenced changes in the Puget Sound basin,” Weakland said. Tissue samples will help researchers track toxins in the ...

Weakland is a sediment monitoring lead for Washington’s Department of Ecology. For the next few weeks, she and other state researchers will make their rounds across Puget Sound, Grays Harbor and ...