National Status and Trends: Mussel Watch Project
Mussel Watch represents the longest running continuous contaminant monitoring program in U.S. coastal and Great Lakes waters and was created in response to concerns over environmental quality of the Nation's coastal and estuarine ecosystems. This project analyzes chemical and biological contaminant trends in sediment and bivalve tissue collected at over 280 coastal sites from 1986 to present. Parameters monitored include sediment and bivalve tissue chemistry for over 100 organic and inorganic contaminants; bivalve histology; and Clostridium perfringens (pathogen) concentrations. This project regularly quantifies PAHs, PCBs, chlorinated pesticides including DDT and its metabolites, TBT and its metabolites, and trace elements.
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| contactPoint |
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| description | Mussel Watch represents the longest running continuous contaminant monitoring program in U.S. coastal and Great Lakes waters and was created in response to concerns over environmental quality of the Nation's coastal and estuarine ecosystems. This project analyzes chemical and biological contaminant trends in sediment and bivalve tissue collected at over 280 coastal sites from 1986 to present. Parameters monitored include sediment and bivalve tissue chemistry for over 100 organic and inorganic contaminants; bivalve histology; and Clostridium perfringens (pathogen) concentrations. This project regularly quantifies PAHs, PCBs, chlorinated pesticides including DDT and its metabolites, TBT and its metabolites, and trace elements. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | mw_project |
| issued | 2007-03-12T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
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"EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Contaminants",
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2007-03-12T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
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| rights | otherRestrictions |
| spatial | -66.1813,17.93917,-159.356,61.13283 |
| temporal | 1985-11-01T00:00:00+00:00/1985-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | National Status and Trends: Mussel Watch Project |
