Email to contact the bank:

• at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland - stephen.wise@nist.gov

• at NIST, Charleston, South Carolina - paul.becker@noaa.gov

Monitoring and research programs actively storing samples in the NBSB; sponsors are in parentheses:

• Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (NOAA)

• Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project (USGS)

• Seabird Tissue Archival and Monitoring Project (USGS)

• Health and Risk Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin Project (NOAA)

Programs that have contributed samples in the past; sponsors are in parentheses:

• National Status and Trends Program (NOAA)

• Mussel Watch Program (NOAA)

• EXXON VALDEZ Damage Assessment Program (NOAA)

• Human Liver Project (EPA)

• Nutrients in Human Diet Program (FDA)

• DNA Blood Spot Program (DOD)

Tissue Sample Inventory

• National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank CY 2002 Report (NIST) - PDF file 248 kb
  • NMMTB Inventory - PDF file 3.3 MB

Types of samples banked:

• marine mammal tissues (liver, kidney, fat)

• seabird eggs

• marine animal blood samples

• fish tissues (liver and muscle)

• mussels

• oysters

• marine sediments

• human diet samples

• human blood spots (for DNA analysis)

Acronyms:

• NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• USGS - U.S. Geological Survey

• EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

• FDA - Food and Drug Administration

• DOD - Department of Defense 

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