Levels of persistent organic pollutants found in blue mussels (Mytilus trossulus) in the Aleutian archipelago and southeast Alaska in 1994-1996

Description

The data consist of levels of organic pollutants found in the blue mussels (Mytelus trossulus) samples from 44 sites along the Aleutian archipelago and in Cross Sound in southeast Alaska. For each site, the percent lipid, percent water and the sum of the target organic compounds are reported. The compounds are PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), DDTs (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes), HCHs (hexachlorocyclohexanes), chlordane, and HCB (hexachlorocyclobenzene).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
55 The metadata original format https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.605e76ffd34ec5fa65ee818f.xml
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/P94Z7AO8

Tags

  • coastal-pollution
  • biota
  • bivalves
  • usgs-605e76ffd34ec5fa65ee818f
  • wildlife-disease
  • aleutian-islands
  • organic-pollutants
  • health
  • wildlife-biology
  • southeast-alaska

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