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  • National Status and Trends: Mussel Watch Program

    Mussel Watch is the longest running continuous chemical 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. The Program analyzes chemical and biological contaminant trends in sediment and bivalve tissue collected at over 300 coastal sites from 1986 to present. Parameters monitored include over 150 organic and inorganic contaminants, in sediment and bivalve tissue and bivalve histology; and Clostridium perfringens (pathogen) concentrations. Some of the chemicals regularly quantified include: PAHs, PCBs, chlorinated pesticides including DDT and its metabolites, TBT and its metabolites, major andtrace elements. In addition to the aforementioned legacy contaminants, new contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) such as flame retardant polybrominated biphnyl ethers (PBDEs) and pharmaceutics are being analyzed.

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    Harvested from NOS NCCOS WAF

    Additional Info

    Field Value
    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date Aug 24, 2015
    Reference Date(s) Jul 30, 2010 (publication)
    Responsible Party National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal and Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Montioring and Assessment (CCMA) (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email Dennis.Apeti@noaa.gov
    Access Constraints ["Use Constraints: NOAA requests that all individuals who use NOAA data acknowledge the source of these data in any reports, papers, or presentations. If you publish these data, please include a statement similar to: Some or all of the data described in this article were produced by the NOAA's National Ocean Service through its National Status and Trends Mussel Watch Program.", "Access Constraints: None"]
    Bbox East Long -66.1813
    Bbox North Lat 61.13283
    Bbox South Lat 17.93917
    Bbox West Long -162.7207
    Contact Name National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal and Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Montioring and Assessment (CCMA)
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Guid
    Harvest Object Id ca995ee9-e06d-4b43-aa4a-844a02095bf8
    Harvest Source Id e62d6777-4397-4d80-8251-8bb482f4a809
    Harvest Source Title NOS NCCOS WAF
    Licence ["These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials."]
    Metadata Language
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress completed
    Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-162.7207, 17.93917], [-66.1813, 17.93917], [-66.1813, 61.13283], [-162.7207, 61.13283], [-162.7207, 17.93917]]]}
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1985-11-01

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