Considerations in the design of an environmental specimen bank: experiences of the National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank Program. | Zendy

Stephen A. Wise | Zendy; Barbara J. Koster | Zendy

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Considerations in the design of an environmental specimen bank: experiences of the National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank Program.

Author(s) -

Stephen A. Wise,

Barbara J. Koster

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.95103s361

Subject(s) - biomonitoring , tissue bank , nist , fish <actinopterygii> , environmental protection , environmental planning , business , environmental resource management , environmental science , biology , computer science , ecology , fishery , bioinformatics , natural language processing

Since 1979 the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been involved in environmental specimen banking activities as part of the National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (NBSB). These activities have focused on the development of procedures for the collection, processing, analysis, and long-term storage of a variety of environmental specimens including: human liver, mussels and oysters, fish tissue (liver and muscle), marine mammal tissues (blubber, liver, and kidney), and marine sediments. The experiences of the NBSB can provide valuable information to assist in the design of new specimen bank efforts. Based on the experiences of the NBSB, the issues that should be addressed in the design and operation of a valid specimen bank program are presented.

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