Download or read book National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank NIST Charleston Laboratory written by Rebecca S. Pugh and published by . This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NIST has been involved in the long term banking of biological specimens for over 20 years. The U.S. Nat. Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (NBSB) was initiated in 1979 under the sponsorship of the EPA. Maintained at the NIST Research Reactor Bldg. in Gaithersburg, MD, the NBSB is an archive that provides for the long-term storage of well documented & preserved environmental specimens. This report discusses the NBSB-Charleston Lab., which is dedicated to banking only marine environmental specimens & the protocols that must be followed precisely during collection, processing, storage & homogenization procedures to ensure that the sample does not become contaminated or change in chemical composition. Illus.
Download or read book Marine Environmental Specimen Bank written by Amanda J. Moors and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Status and Trends (NS&T) Program, was initiated in 1984 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to address concerns about the condition of the Nation's coastal and estuarine ecosystems1,2. This Program consists of the National Benthic Surveillance (established in 1984) and Mussel Watch, one of the longest (inaugural year, 1986) nation-wide continuous contaminant monitoring programs in U.S. coastal waters3. The goal of the NS&T Program is to quantify current status and long-term trends in concentrations of selected contaminants in biological indicator organisms and environmental matrices of coastal and estuarine areas in the U.S.2 In the initial years of the Program, benthic fish, shellfish, sediment, and bivalve tissue were collected on a regular basis for real-time chemical analysis from sites along the U.S. In addition to real-time analysis and monitoring of these materials, the Program collects samples of mussels and oysters for long-term banking and future retrospective analyses. Due to a decrease in funding, specimen banking for the Program ended in 1992; however specimen banking for the Mussel Watch portion resumed in 20054. Each collection year, approximately 10% of the samples that are collected from Mussel Watch sites are archived at one of two specimen bank facilities operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)5: the National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (NBSB), established in 1987, located on the main NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and the Marine Environmental Specimen Bank (Marine ESB), established in 1998, located at the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina. This report describes the program history, and the detailed collection, processing, and long-term storage protocols practiced by NIST's Environmental Specimen Banking System for Mussel Watch.
Download or read book Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report on the CSTL presents an assessment of the Lab's five divisions, coveringâ€"where appropriateâ€"how well each division addresses national priorities, its impact and level of innovation, its technical merit, and its infrastructure. The report notes that the CSTL is meeting its obligations and its priorities are appropriate and aligned with national priorities.
Download or read book NTIS Alert written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Techniques in Molecular Systematics and Evolution written by Rob DeSalle and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amount of information that can be obtained by using molecular techniques in evolution, systematics and ecology has increased exponentially over the last ten years. The need for more rapid and efficient methods of data acquisition and analysis is growing accordingly. This manual presents some of the most important techniques for data acquisition developed over the last years. The choice and justification of data analysis techniques is also an important and critical aspect of modern phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis and so a considerable part of this volume addresses this important subject. The book is mainly written for students and researchers from evolutionary biology in search for methods to acquire data, but also from molecular biology who might be looking for information on how data are analyzed in an evolutionary context. To aid the user, information on web-located sites is included wherever possible. Approaches that will push the amount of information which systematics will gather in the
Download or read book Conservation Genetics in the Age of Genomics written by George Amato and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-07 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genome sequencing enables scientists to study genes over time and to test the genetic variability of any form of life, from bacteria to mammals. Thanks to advances in molecular genetics, scientists can now determine an animal's degree of inbreeding or compare genetic variation of a captive species to wild or natural populations. Mapping an organism's genetic makeup recasts such terms as biodiversity and species and enables the conservation of rare or threatened species, populations, and genes. By introducing a new paradigm for studying and preserving life at a variety of levels, genomics offers solutions to previously intractable problems in understanding the biology of complex organisms and creates new tools for preserving the patterns and processes of life on this planet. Featuring a number of high-profile researchers, this volume introduces the use of molecular genetics in conservation biology and provides a historical perspective on the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies. It discusses zoo-, museum-, and herbarium-based biological collections, which have expanded over the past decade, and covers the promises and problems of genomic and reproductive technology. The collection concludes with the philosophical and legal issues of conservation genetics and their potential effects on public policy.
Download or read book Marine Mammals Ashore written by Joseph R. Geraci and published by National Aquarium in Baltimore. This book was released on 2005 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive manual for understanding and carrying out marine mammal rescue activities for stranded seals, manatees, dolphins, whales, or sea otters.
Download or read book The National Environmental Specimen Bank Research Program written by T. E. Gills and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk written by Suzanne H. Reuben and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though overall cancer incidence and mortality have continued to decline in recent years, cancer continues to devastate the lives of far too many Americans. In 2009 alone, 1.5 million American men, women, and children were diagnosed with cancer, and 562,000 died from the disease. There is a growing body of evidence linking environmental exposures to cancer. The Pres. Cancer Panel dedicated its 2008¿2009 activities to examining the impact of environmental factors on cancer risk. The Panel considered industrial, occupational, and agricultural exposures as well as exposures related to medical practice, military activities, modern lifestyles, and natural sources. This report presents the Panel¿s recommend. to mitigate or eliminate these barriers. Illus.
Download or read book Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Toxicology of Marine Mammals written by Joseph G. Vos and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-12-05 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The activities of modern society have unleashed a range of toxic chemicals into the global environment. Many of these toxicants are now being detected in increasing quantities in the tissues of marine mammals, most notably in top predators who acquire relatively large amounts of toxic chemicals by ingesting contaminated prey. Toxicology of M
Download or read book The Marine Mammals of the Gulf of Mexico written by Bernd G. Würsig and published by W. L. Moody JR. Natural Histor. This book was released on 2000 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given in honor of District Governor Hugh Summers and Mrs. Ahnise Summers by the Rotary Club of Aggieland with matching support from the Sara and John H. Lindsey '44 Fund, Texas A & M University Press, 2004.
Download or read book The Biology of Sea Turtles Volume III written by Jeanette Wyneken and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted-particularly in the areas of physiology, behavior, genetics, and health. Volume III presents timely coverage of emerging areas as well as the integration of approaches and information that did n
Download or read book Diseases of Coral written by Cheryl M. Woodley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral disease is quickly becoming a crisis to the health and management of the world’s coral reefs. There is a great interest from many in preserving coral reefs. Unfortunately, the field of epizootiology is disorganized and lacks a standard vocabulary, methods, and diagnostic techniques, and tropical marine scientists are poorly trained in wildlife pathology, veterinary medicine, and epidemiology. Diseases of Coral will help to rectify this situation.
