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Mussel Watch Project
What: An ongoing long-term database of sediment and bivale tissue chemistry of over 80 organic and inorganic contaminants; bivalve histology; Clostridium perfringens, sewage marker data; written reports available.
Where: Over 300 sites in coastal waters of the United States and the Great Lakes.
Who: 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: 1986 to present
Why: To assess historical trends of coastal contaminants. This is an ongoing long term project that collects and analyzes sediment and bivalve tissue from over 300 sites for residue levels of over 80 chemical and biological contaminants.