National Status and Trends: Mussel Watch Project Analyte Chemistry File (1986 to present) Compiled by NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

The MWANALYTE data file reports the trace concentrations of a suite of chemical contaminants in marine sediment and bivalve tissue samples collected from all U.S. coastal regions since 1986. The sediment and tissue samples were analyzed for major and trace elements and suite of organic chemical constituents, including butlytins, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and pesticides. The MWANALYTE file is constructed as a vertical formatted table.