gov.noaa.nodc:0074376 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-07T14:17:00Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Environmental toxicology data collected by the NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Centers For Coastal Ocean Science, National Status and Trends Program for monitoring contaminants in coastal United States marine water bodies from 01 Jan 1960 to 05 May 2010 (NCEI Accession 0074376) 2014-09-15 publication 2016-03-25 revision 2011-07-21 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0074376 NCEI Archive Management System 0074376 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher S. Ian Hartwell NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Ian.Hartwell@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) resourceProvider US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) contributor Hartwell, S. Ian NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Ian.Hartwell@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment author tableDigital The National Status and Trends Program is comprised of three nationwide programs: Benthic Surveillance, Mussel Watch, and Bioeffects. These programs are in place to observe estuarine and coastal waters nationwide to describe the current status and detect changes in the environmental quality using long-term, continuous monitoring. Special Studies is another program which assesses the environmental impacts of different events, such as Hurricane Katrina. Mussel Watch is the longest continuous, nationwide contaminant monitoring program, running from 1986 to present, analyzing sediment and bivalve tissue for organic contaminants and trace metals. Bioeffects Assessment Program has completed over 30 regional studies since 1991, studying sediment contaminants, toxicity, and the condition of benthic communities. Benthic Surveillance monitored chemical concentrations of bottom-swelling fish and sediments, as well as biological effects of contaminant exposure. This project was discontinued in 1993. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 0074376 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0074376 Preview graphic PNG 0074376 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2016-03-17 publication BENTHIC COMMUNITIES BIOASSAY BIOCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY - SEDIMENT METALS POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH) TRACE METALS theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS chromatograph laboratory analysis mass spectrometer instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS benthic biological chemical laboratory analyses survey - biological theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS COASTAL OCEAN ADVANCES IN SHELF TRANSPORT (COAST) NATIONAL STATUS and TRENDS (NS&T) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Beaufort Sea Bering Sea Caribbean Sea Chukchi Sea Coastal Waters of Florida Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Alaska Gulf of Mexico Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GREAT LAKES OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BEAUFORT SEA OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > CHUKCHI SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Hartwell, S. Ian; US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (2014). Environmental toxicology data collected by the NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Centers For Coastal Ocean Science, National Status and Trends Program for monitoring contaminants in coastal United States marine water bodies from 01 Jan 1960 to 05 May 2010 (NCEI Accession 0074376). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0074376. Accessed [date]. 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Mussel Watch Project site descriptions, through 1997 1997 publication https://www.coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/handler.aspx?resource=Ay04NJkdMaDOr0lGNvkVv67XyspUc/Y8QigqfmzJePk= HTTPS Mussel Watch Project site descriptions, through 1997 Online Technical Report information Lauenstein, G.G. editor NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 112 National Status and Trends Program for Marine Environmental Quality crossReference sciencePaper NIST/NOAA NS&T/EPA EMAP Intercomparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants in the Marine Environment: description and results of 1997 organic intercomparison exercises 1998 publication https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/1687 HTTPS NIST/NOAA NS&T/EPA EMAP Intercomparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants in the Marine Environment: Description and Results of 1997 Organic Intercomparison Exercises Online Technical Report information Parris, Reenie M. author NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 134 National Status and Trends Program for Marine Environmental Quality crossReference sciencePaper International Mussel Watch Project: Initial Implementation Phase, Final Report 1995 publication https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/1507 HTTPS International Mussel Watch Project: Initial Implementation Phase, Final Report Online Technical Report information Farrington, John W. editor NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 95 International Mussel Watch: Coastal Chemical Contaminant Monitoring Using Bivalves crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans 173.2541 -66.1766 17.9034 70.5 1960-01-01 2010-05-05 Methods manuals used by the National Status and Trends Program for Marine Environmental Quality: - The Geochemical and Environmental Research Group. 1990. NOAA Status and Trends Mussel Watch Program; Analytical Methods. Texas A&M Research Foundation. - Lauenstein, G. G. and A. Y. Cantillo (Editors)1993. Sampling and Analytical Methods of the National Status and Trends Program, National Benthic Surveillance, and Mussel Watch Projects; 1984-1992; Volume I; Overview and Summary of Methods. Silver Spring, MD. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 71. 157 pp. - Lauenstein, G. G. and A. Y. Cantillo (Editors). 1998. Sampling and Analytical Methods of the National Status and Trends Program Mussel Watch Project; 1993 - 1996 Update. Silver Spring, MD. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 130. 257 pp. - Kimbrough, K. L., and G. G. Lauenstein (Editors). 2006. Major and Trace Element Analytical Methods of the National Status and Trends Program: 2000-2006. Silver Spring, MD. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 29, 19 pp. - Kimbrough, K. L., G. G. Lauenstein and W. E. Johnson (Editors). 2006. Organic Contaminant Analytical Methods of the National Status and Trends Program: Update 2000-2006. Silver Spring, MD. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 30. 137 pp. - McDonald, S. J., D. S. Frank, J. A. Ramirez, B. Wang, and J. M. Brooks. 2006. Ancillary Methods of the National Status and Trends Program: 2000-2006 Update. Silver Spring, MD. NOAA Technical Memorandums NOS NCCOS 28. 17 pp. In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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