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In order to determine the current status of and to detect any long-term trends in the environmental quality of U.S. nearshore waters, NOAA initiated the National Status and Trends program in 1984 with its National Benthic Surveillance Project. The primary objective of the Benthic Surveillance Project was to quantify concentrations of a suite of organic and inorganic contaminants in the livers of fish and surficial sediments from selected sites in the coastal and estuarine waters of the United States. In addition, the levels of certain indicators of the biological effects of these contaminants were measured. Incidences of visible lesions, including fin erosion, have been noted and histopathological examinations of various tissues have been carried out. Originally histopathological examinations determined the prevalence of any identifiable disease conditions in samples of liver, kidney, and gill tissue. Beginning in 1987 examinations became more focused on determining the prevalence of necrotic and proliferative lesions in the liver.

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33	NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort.	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39260.pdf
0	Live Data and Maps	https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
0	Live Data and Maps	https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
0	View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset.	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39260
0	Online Resource	https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
0	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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	https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0	Live Data and Maps	https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
0	Live Data and Maps	https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
0	Online Resource	https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
33	NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort.	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39260.pdf
0	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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	https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0	View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset.	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39260

National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project Pathology, 1984-1992, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

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