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Benthic Surveillance Project
What: A completed long-term database of
- sediment, fish liver, fish bile chemistry of over 80 organic and inorganic contaminants;
- fish toxicopathic liver diseases such as neoplasms and other diseases of the liver.
- written reports available.
Where: About 120 coastal sites in the United States.
Who: A cooperative effort of NOAA Fisheries and NOAA Ocean Service.
Address inquires to: NOAA Ocean Service, National Status & Trends Program, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, N/SCI-1, Building SSMC4, 9th Floor, 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel. 301-713-3028.
When: 1984 to 1993.
Why: To assess historical trends of coastal contaminants. A completed long term project that collected and analyzed sediment and fish tissue from over 120 sites for residue levels of over 80 chemical and biological contaminants.