gov.noaa.nodc:9300199 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 2025-03-19T23:30:39Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Benthic and tissue toxin data from stations in U.S. coastal waters from 1984-01-01 to 1989-12-31 (NCEI Accession 9300199) 2002-11-19 publication 2023-08-13 revision 1993 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:9300199 NCEI Archive Management System 9300199 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 Charles A. Parker US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD resourceProvider NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) resourceProvider NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) contributor Parker, Charles A. US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD author NOAA National Ocean Service author tableDigital The accession contains Benthic and Tissue toxin data from stations in U.S. coastal waters (Coastal Waters of Western U.S. and North American Coastline-North) collected under the National Status and Trends (NS&T) program from 1984-1989. NS&T program for marine environmental quality was designed to define the geographic distribution of contaminant concentrations in tissues of marine organisms and sediments, and documenting biological responses to contamination. Samples have been collected under the original Benthic Surveillance Project (sediment and tissue samples from benthic fish) since 1984. Samples have been collected under the Mussel Watch Project (sediment and bivalves) since 1986. Both programs involved collecting samples from fixed sites on both Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Sites were selected so as not to be in close proximity to a major contamination source, as the programs objective was to quantify contamination over general areas. Chemical data from sediments collected during the benthic surveillance project, 1984-1986, is contained in a single delimited ASCII file (bssed.txt). Additional contaminated sediment data from the mussel watch program, 1986-1989, is contained in a single delimited ASCII file (mwsed.txt). These data do not include tissue analysis for contaminants. Chemicals and related parameters measured in sediments include: DDT. Since 1986, NOAA'S NS&T Program has included a component called the mussel watch project that has annually collected and chemically analyzed mussels and oysters from 177 sites at coastal and estuarine sites. Tissue samples from these mollusks have been analyzed to establish temporal trends of contaminant accumulation. Contaminants analyzed during this project include: polyaromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorinated pesticides (such as DDT and its metabolites), aluminum, iron, manganese, silicon, other trace elements, and lipids. Tissue contaminant data from the mussel watch project, years 1986-1989, is contained in a single wordperfect 4.2 file, mollto90.txt. A second file, tbt_90.txt, lists the sum of concentrations of tributyltin and its breakdown products (dibutyltin and monobutyltin) found in bivalve tissue samples. Tributyltin (TBT) was previously used as an antifouling agent in paints, but its use on vessels under 75 feet was banned in 1988. A third file, mwsiteyr.txt, lists collection sites. 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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: Parker, Charles A.; NOAA National Ocean Service (2002). Benthic and tissue toxin data from stations in U.S. coastal waters from 1984-01-01 to 1989-12-31 (NCEI Accession 9300199). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9300199. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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International Mussel Watch Project: Initial Implementation Phase, Final Report 1995 publication https://library.oarcloud.noaa.gov/noaa_documents.lib/NOS/ORCA/TM_NOS_ORCA/nos_orca_95.pdf 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 The potential for biological effects of sediment-sorbed contaminants tested in the National Status and Trends Program / Edward R. Long and Lee G. Morgan; Seattle, Wash.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, 1990 (1991 printing) 1990 publication https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991001168899707381 HTTPS Biological effects of sediment-sorbed contaminants NOAA Central Library: 1 v. (various pagings); 28 cm information Long, Edward R. author NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher crossReference collection Second summary of data on chemical contaminants in sediments from the National Status and Trends Program; Second summary of data on chemical concentrations in sediments from the National Status and Trends Program; National Status and Trends Program for Marine Environmental Quality progress report.830. NOAA technical memorandum NOS OMA; 59. 1991 1991 publication noaa:2865 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/2865 HTTPS https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/2865 NOAA Central Library: Technical Memorandum information United States, National Ocean Service author NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher NOAA technical memorandum NOS OMA ; 59 crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -166.5 -66.18 17.94 70.5 1984-01-01 1989-12-31 The publication(s) listed below are related to the data collection and are available from the NOAA Central Library: NOAA 1989 Progress Report: A Summary of Data on Tissue Contamination from the first Three Years (1986-1988) of the Mussel Watch Proj NOAA Technical Memorandum. Seattle, Wash. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, [1990] (1991 printing). Second summary of data on chemical contaminants in sediments from the National Status and Trends Program. Rockville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, [1991]. A Summary of data on tissue contaminantion [sic] from the first three years (1986-1988) of the Mussel Watch Project. Rockville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, [1989]. Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. 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