National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC)

6006 Schroeder Road
Madison, WI 53711-6223
Phone: 608-270-2400
Fax: 608-270-2415
http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/

Samples of contaminant-related research at NWHC:

Toxicology: Wildlife Toxicology

New and Ongoing Wildlife Mortality Events Nationwide - investigation of wildlife morbidity and mortality

Contaminated Habitats: Contaminants on the Department of the Interior Lands

NPElement: A Database of Lichen Elemental Concentrations in the U.S. National Parks - National Park service support  - monitoring contaminants with lichen. Lichens have been sampled in U.S. National Parks since 1979 for elemental analyses of tissues. These samples were collected and measured to determine the levels of heavy metals, nutrients, and trace elements.