Persistent Environmental Contaminants in United States Fish and Wildlife
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Christopher J. Schmitt, C.M. Bunck
- Originator:
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U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources
Division, Columbia Environmental Research Center
(formerly National Biological Service)
- Publication_Date: 1995
- Title:
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Persistent Environmental Contaminants in United
States Fish and Wildlife
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
- Publisher:
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U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources
Division (formerly National Biological Service)
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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Contaminant concentrations in freshwater fish and
birds were periodically measured. Fish were
selected for monitoring aquatic ecosystems because
of their tendency to accumulate pesticides and
other contaminants. The European starling
(Sturnus vulgaris) was selected for monitoring
contaminant levels in terrestrial habitats because
of its varied diet and wide geographic
distribution. Following a successful pilot study
(Heath and Prouty 1967), the wings of
hunter-killed ducks were used to monitor
contaminants in duck populations of the major
flyways, and thereby to also provide an assessment
of contaminant levels in wetlands. The USFWS
maintained this National Contaminant Biomonitoring
Program into the 1980's, with the objective of
continuing the documentation of temporal and
geographic trends in contaminant concentrations
(Prouty and Bunck 1986; Bunck et al. 1987; Schmitt
and Brumbaugh 1990; Schmitt et al. 1990).
- Purpose:
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service participated in
a program to monitor the concentrations of
pesticides and other long-lived toxic contaminants
in all segments of the environment.
- Supplemental_Information:
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This metadata is the parent metadata describing
three datasets, National Contaminant Biomonitoring
Program (NCBP), National Pesticide Monitoring
Program (NPMP), and Biomonitoring of Enviromental Status and Trends (BEST), which are the actual
datasets available.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 1965
- Ending_Date: present
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Description_of_Geographic_Extent: United States
- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: contaminant monitoring
- Theme_Keyword: concentrations of pesticides
- Theme_Keyword: DDE
- Theme_Keyword: polychlorinated biphenyls
- Theme_Keyword: PCBs
- Theme_Keyword: heptachlor
- Theme_Keyword: bioaccumulation
- Theme_Keyword: dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane
- Theme_Keyword: DDT
- Theme_Keyword: dichlorodiphenylethylene
- Theme_Keyword: dieldrin
- Theme_Keyword: endrin
- Theme_Keyword: chlordane
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Taxonomy:
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- Taxonomic_Keywords: fish
- Taxonomic_Keywords: birds
- Taxonomic_Coverage:
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- Specific_Taxonomic_Information:
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- Kingdom: Animal
- Division-Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Actinopterygii
- Applicable_Common_Names: fish
- Taxonomic_Coverage:
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- Specific_Taxonomic_Information:
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- Kingdom: Animal
- Division-Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Sturnidae
- Genus: Sturnus
- Species: Sturnus vulgaris
- Applicable_Common_Names: European starling
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints: None
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources
Division, Columbia Enivironmental Research Center
- Contact_Person: Chris Schmitt
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: 4200 New Haven Road
- City: Columbia
- State_or_Province: Missouri
- Postal_Code: 65201
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (573) 876-1846
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (573) 876-1896
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris_schmitt@usgs.gov
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Schmitt C.J. and C.M. Bunck.
- Publication_Date: 1995
- Title:
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Persistent environmental contaminants in fish and
wildlife.
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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E.T. LaRoe, G.S. Farris, C.E. Puckett, P.D. Doran,
and M.J. Mac, eds.
- Originator:
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U.S. Department of the Interior, National
Biological Service (now known as U.S. Geological
Survey, Biological Resources Division)
- Publication_Date: 1995
- Title:
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Our Living Resources: a report to the nation on
the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S.
plants, animals, and ecosystems.
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
- Publisher:
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U.S. Department of the Interior, National
Biological Service
- Other_Citation_Details: 530 pages.
- Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/index.htm>
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Accuracy depends on the accuracy of the individual
datasets.
- Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable
- Completeness_Report:
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Completeness depends on the completeness of the
individual datasets.
- Lineage:
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- Methodology:
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- Methodology_Type: Field
- Methodology_Description: Methodology varies for each individual dataset.
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description: Process varies for each individual dataset.
- Process_Date: unknown
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Based on local reference names.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Overview_Description:
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Entity studied - Fish and European Starling;
Associated attributes - Contaminants accumulated -
DDT, DDE
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: unknown
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources
Division, Columbia Environmental Research Center
- Contact_Person: Christopher Henke
- Contact_Position: Webmaster
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 4200 New Haven Rd
- City: Columbia
- State_or_Province: MO
- Postal_Code: 65201
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 573-875-5399
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 573-876-1896
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris_henke@usgs.gov
- Resource_Description: Fish and Starling data
- Distribution_Liability:
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Although these data have been processed
successfully on a computer system at the U.S.
Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or
implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility
of the data on any other system or for general or
scientific purposes, nor shall the act of
distribution constitute any such warranty. This
disclaimer applies both to individual use of the
data and aggregate use with other data. It is
strongly recommended that these data are directly
acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and
not indirectly through other sources which may
have changed the data in some way. It is also
strongly recommended that careful attention be
paid to the contents of the metadata file
associated with these data. The U.S. Geological
Survey shall not be held liable for improper or
incorrect use of the data described and/or
contained herein.
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: EXCEL
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
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- Online_Option:
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- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/data/ncbp/ncbp.html>
- Fees: None
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 200004
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific
Services (ITSS)
- Contact_Person: Cheryl Solomon
- Contact_Position: Ecosystem Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
- Address: 4500 Forbes Boulevard
- City: Lanham
- State_or_Province: MD
- Postal_Code: 20706
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301 794-3049
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301 794-3164
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: solomon@gcmd.nasa.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name:
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NBII Content Standard for National Biological
Information Infrastructure Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: December 1995
- Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
- Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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