Considerations in the Design of an Environmental Specimen Bank: Experiences of the National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank Program
Stephen A. Wise, Barbara J. Koster · Environmental Health Perspectives · 1995
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.