Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project: Sample inventory and results of analyses of selected samples for organic compounds and trace elements

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5619103

Becker, P R; Wise, S A; Schantz, M M; Koster, B J; Zeisler, R

In 1987, the Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project (AMMTAP) was established as part of the National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (NBSB) program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).The purpose of the AMMTAP was to establish a representative collection of Alaska marine mammal tissues for future contaminant analyses and documentation of long-term trends in environmental quality. Since 1987, specimens have been collected from 65 animals (seven species) from six different sites. The report contains the current sample inventory and the results of the analysis of selected samples for the measurement of inorganic and organic compounds.

• Research Organization: National Inst. of Standards and Technology (CSTL), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5619103
• Report Number(s): PB-92-143718/XAB; NISTIR--4731
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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