Description
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.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx | Unknown | Other Documents | Open resource |
| https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx | Unknown | Other Documents | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- alabama
- alaska
- and restoration (simr)
- bioeffects/toxicity
- bivalve mollusk
- butyltins
- california
- chemical contaminants
- coastal ecosystem science
- coastal monitoring
- coastal ocean
- connecticut
- contaminant
- delaware
- doc/noaa/nos/nccos
- east coast
- environmental monitoring
- field observation
- florida
- geographic area
- georgia
- gonadal index
- great lakes
- gulf coast
- gulf of mexico
- hawaii
- histopathology
- illinois
- impacts
- indiana
- inorganic and organic analytes
- international
- long-term monitoring
- louisiana
- maine
- maryland
- massachusetts
- mercury
- metal
- michigan
- minnesota
- mississippi
- mitigation
- monitoring
- mussel
- mussel watch
- mussel watch place keywords
- national centers for coastal ocean science
- national ocean service
- nccos research data type
- nccos research location
- nccos research priority
- nccos research topic
- new jersey
- new york
- noaa
- north carolina
- nsandt
- ohio
- oregon
- organochlorine
- oyster
- pah
- pbde
- pcb
- pesticide
- polybrominated diphenyl ether
- polychlorinated biphenyl
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- puerto rico
- region
- rhode island
- sediment
- south carolina
- stressors
- tbt
- texas
- trace element
- united states
- u.s. caribbean
- u.s. department of commerce
- u.s. states and territories
- virginia
- washington
- west coast
- wisconsin