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National Status and Trends, Benthic Surveillance Project DNA-Xenobiotic Adducts Data, 1991, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

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In order to determine the current status of and to detect any long-term trends in the environmental quality of U.S. nearshore waters, NOAA initiated the National Status and Trends program in 1984 with its National Benthic Surveillance Project. The primary objective of the Benthic Surveillance Project was to quantify concentrations of a suite of organic and inorganic contaminants in the livers of fish and surficial sediments from selected sites in the coastal and estuarine waters of the United States. In addition, the levels of certain indicators of the biological effects of these contaminants were measured. Incidences of visible lesions, including fin erosion, have been noted and histopathological examinations of various tissues have been carried out. Originally histopathological examinations determined the prevalence of any identifiable disease conditions in samples of liver, kidney, and gill tissue.In addition, the Benthic Surveillance Project tested fish livers from 30 locations in 1991 to identify the concentrations of DNA xenobiotic adducts. DNA xenobiotic adducts are a bioindicator of exposure to genotoxic compounds. Measurement of biological markers such as DNA xenobiotic adducts have been used to improve the evaluation of contaminant exposure and responses in indigenous fish, and thus reinforce the connection between exposure to toxic chemicals and the observed injuries.

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OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA Coastal Monitoring DNA DNA abnormalities DNA adducts DNA xenobiotic adducts NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation NCCOS Research Priority > Long-term Monitoring NCCOS Research Priority > Stressors, Impacts, Mitigation, and Restoration (SIMR) NCCOS Research Topic > Bioeffects/Toxicity NCCOS Research Topic > Chemical Contaminants NCCOS Research Topic > Monitoring NSandT deoxyribonucleic acid genotoxic exposure oceans xenobiotic deoxyribonucleic acid adducts Baltimore Harbor, Brewerton Channel Boston Harbor, Deer Island Cape Elizabeth, Richmond Island Cape Fear River, Horseshoe Shaol Charlotte Harbor, Cape Haze Chesapeake Bay, Chester River Chesapeake Bay, James River Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent River Choctawhatchee Bay, Choctawhatchee Bay Dana Point Harbor, Outside Delaware Bay, Cherry Island Range Gulf of Mexico Johns Bay, Pemaquid Neck Lower Laguna Madre, Laguna Heights Lower Laguna Madre, Long Island NCCOS Research Location > Geographic Area > Coastal Ocean NCCOS Research Location > Region > Alaska NCCOS Research Location > Region > East Coast NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico NCCOS Research Location > Region > West Coast NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Alabama NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Alaska NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > California NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Connecticut NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Delaware NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Florida NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Georgia NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Louisiana NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Maine NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Maryland NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Massachusetts NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Mississippi NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > New Jersey NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > New York NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > North Carolina NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Oregon NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Rhode Island NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > South Carolina NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Texas NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Virginia NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Washington New Bedford Harbor, Clarks Point Pascagoula River, Escatawpa River Pensacola Bay, Pensacola Bay Raritan Bay, East Reach Raritan Bay, Upper Bay Salem Harbor, Folger Point San Antonio Bay, Mosquito Point San Diego Bay, North San Diego Bay, Twenty Eighth Street San Francisco Bay, Hunters Point San Francisco Bay, Southampton Shoal San Pedro Bay, Outer Harbor Sapelo Sound, Dog Hammock St. Andrews Bay, Military Point St. Johns River, Arlington Channel St. Lucie River, Stuart U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NSandT

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identifier	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39258
issued	1992-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39258
language	[]
references	[ "https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39258.pdf" ]
rights	otherRestrictions, unclassified
spatial	-67.3,25.6,-166.5,70.5

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