Shellfish Tissue Monitoring in Piscataqua Region Estuaries 2010 and 2011

Authors

Matthew A. Wood, New Hampshire Department of Environmental ServicesFollow
Philip R. Trowbridge, New Hampshire Department of Environmental ServicesFollow

Abstract

Conducted by a committee of Canadian and US government and university scientists, Gulfwatch examines the effects of decades of development and industrialization on the water quality of the Gulf as it relates to human health primarily through assessing contaminant exposure of marine organisms. Gulfwatch scientists collect blue mussels at over 60 US and Canadian sites Gulfwide, and analyze the organisms’ tissue for potentially harmful levels and concentrations of toxins including heavy metals, chlorinated pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

Department

Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership

Publication Date

9-24-2013

Publisher

Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership

Document Type

Report

Recommended Citation

Wood, Matthew A. and Trowbridge, Philip R., "Shellfish Tissue Monitoring in Piscataqua Region Estuaries 2010 and 2011" (2013). PREP Reports & Publications. 253.
https://scholars.unh.edu/prep/253