Whole Wildlife Toxicology Catalog
Environmental Contaminants Data Management System (ECDMS): ECDMS is a web-based application used to store biological, geographic, chemical analysis, and administrative data from samples collected in the U.S. to assess environmental pollution. The system allows Environmental Contaminants Biologists, other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) personnel, and other Department of the Interior Bureaus to store and access contaminant data on fish and wildlife, and their supporting habitats. In addition, ECDMS provides an array of tools, processes, and features which link the biologist with the administrators, quality assurance officers, and laboratories that perform the chemical analyses. ECDMS has been operational since March 1991. As of May 2008, the ECDMS database contained sample and analytical results information for over 101,000 samples, and is still growing. These data represent over 814 different species and 982 different analytes. Samples have been submitted from all 50 states, and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It also contains samples and results from over 287 FWS refuges. The ECDMS database continues to grow annually with an average of 3,000 samples and over 100,000 analytical results and QA/QC data. The ECDMS database contains over four million records. ECDMS is a restricted system and requires a username and password for access. There are no general query capabilities or public access at this time. However, the Analytical Control Facility (ACF) will be happy to query the database for you. ECDMS is managed by ACF which is a branch under the Division of Environmental Quality within the U.S. FWS. |
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