NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 95 



International Mussel Watch 



Coastal Chemical Contaminant 

 Monitoring Using Bivalves 



International Mussel Watch Project 



Initial Implementation Phase 

 Final Report 



May, 1995 

 International Mussel Watch Committee 



Prepared by IMW Project Secretariat: 



Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 



Coastal Research Center 



(J.W. Farrington and B.W. Tripp, Editors) 



with assistance from Analytical Centers: 



International Atomic Energy Agency, 

 Marine Environment Laboratory (MEL) 



and 

 Texas A&M University, 

 Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG) 



Supported by 



UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 



The United Nations Environment Programme 



US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 



US Department of Commerce 



noaa NATIONAL oceanic and atmospheric administration 



Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment 

 National Ocean Service 

 Silver Spring, Maryland 



