Pilot environmental specimen bank program
The concept of an environmental specimen bank for archiving of biological and environmental samples for retrospective analysis has been recognized recently as an important component of systematic environmental monitoring. A pilot program was designed to evaluate the feasibility of a national program by providing actual working experience in all aspects of specimen banking, that is, in specimen collection, processing, storage, and analysis. Four types of environmental specimens, which represent environmental accumulators, were selected for inclusion in the National Bureau of Standards pilot program: human soft tissue (liver), a marine accumulator (marine mussels, Mytilus edulis), a food accumulator and the air pollutant accumulator have not been selected. Attention is focused on the experience gained in the pilot program with the human liver specimens. 32 references, 2 figures, 1 table.
- Research Organization:
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 5984506
- Journal Information:
- Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 18:10
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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