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Development of the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank
T I Lillestolen1, N Foster, S A Wise
1Office of Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
The Science of the Total Environment
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
The National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank (NMMTB) has been established as part of a comprehensive effort to obtain reliable information on contaminant levels in marine mammal tissues. A four component program consisting of the NMMTB, stranding networks, monitoring and quality assurance has been developed. The development and current status of the NMMTB and its relationship to the other three components will be described.