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Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Field Procedures for Assessing the Exposure of Fish to Environmental Contaminants

January 1, 1999

This document describes procedures used to collect information, tissues, and fluids for documenting the exposure of fish to environmental contaminants. For the procedures described here, fish are captured (preferably by electrofishing) and held alive until processing (generally

Publication Year 1999
Title Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Field Procedures for Assessing the Exposure of Fish to Environmental Contaminants
Authors Christopher J. Schmitt, Vicki Blazer, Gail M. Dethloff, Donald E. Tillitt, Timothy S. Gross, Wade L. Bryant, L. Rod DeWeese, Stephen B. Smith, Ronald W. Goede, Timothy M. Bartish, Timothy J. Kubiak
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype Federal Government Series
Series Title Information and Technology Report
Series Number 1999-0007
Index ID itr19990007
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Columbia Environmental Research Center
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