Environmental specimen banks as a resource for mercury and mercury isotope research in marine ecosystems

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rusty D. Day ◽  
Paul R. Becker ◽  
Olivier F. X. Donard ◽  
Rebecca S. Pugh ◽  
Stephen A. Wise
Keyword(s):  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Mercury Isotope ◽  
Environmental Specimen ◽  
Environmental Specimen Banks

scholarly journals Past, present, and future of environmental specimen banks

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 307-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akio Koizumi ◽  
Kouji H. Harada ◽  
Kayoko Inoue ◽  
Toshiaki Hitomi ◽  
Hye-Ran Yang ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Environmental Specimen ◽  
Environmental Specimen Banks

Combining chemical and biological endpoints, a major challenge for twenty-first century’s environmental specimen banks

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1631-1634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larraitz Garmendia ◽  
Urtzi Izagirre ◽  
Manu Soto ◽  
Dominik Lermen ◽  
Jan Koschorreck
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Specimen ◽  
Environmental Specimen Banks

scholarly journals A novel survey of raptor collections in Europe and their potential to provide samples for pan-European contaminant monitoring

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Ramello ◽  
Guy Duke ◽  
Rene W. R. J. Dekker ◽  
Steven van der Mije ◽  
Paola Movalli
Keyword(s):  
Natural History Museums ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Contaminant Monitoring ◽  
History Museums ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Chemicals Management ◽  
Environmental Specimen ◽  
Frozen Tissue ◽  
Substantial Resource ◽  
Environmental Specimen Banks

AbstractThis paper provides a novel survey of current collections of frozen raptor carcasses and tissue samples in natural history museums (NHMs), environmental specimen banks (ESBs) and other research collections (ORCs e.g. at universities and research institutes) across Europe and assesses the extent to which collections might support pan-European raptor biomonitoring through the provision of samples for contaminant analyses. The paper is based on questionnaire responses received in late 2018 and early 2019 from 116 institutions. Issues covered include the number of raptor carcasses and diversity of raptor species arriving annually at collections, the number of carcasses stored in freezers, the extent to which collections retain frozen tissue samples, what records are kept of carcasses and tissue samples, constraints to expanding collections of frozen carcasses and tissues and the extent to which collections currently engage in ecotoxicological research and monitoring. Our findings show that collections in Europe receive well over 5000 raptor carcasses per annum, and that NHMs are the key recipients of raptor carcasses for most countries. Collections in Europe probably hold well over 10,000 raptor carcasses in their freezers, offering a substantial resource of frozen raptor carcasses and tissues from recent years. Moreover, these carcasses include good specimen numbers for species that have been prioritized for pan-European contaminant monitoring. Collections are becoming digitized aiding access to samples. However, freezer capacity is a key constraint to retention of carcasses, and contaminant biomonitoring is novel for most NHMs. Our findings on the repository and availability of frozen raptor carcasses and tissues held by collections in Europe can enable greater use of these specimens for pan-European contaminant monitoring in support of better chemicals management. We highlight opportunities to further optimize raptor collections for pan-European contaminant monitoring.

scholarly journals A Review on the Historical Development of Environmental Specimen Banks

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 01016
Author(s):  
Yu Xin Luo
Keyword(s):  
Historical Development ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Environmental Specimen ◽  
The World ◽  
Long Term Preservation ◽  
Monitoring Practice ◽  
Environmental Specimen Banks

Environmental Specimen Banks (ESBs) are facilities that archive samples from the environment for future researching and monitoring purposes. In addition, the long-term preservation of representative specimens is an important complement to environmental studies and monitoring practice. This article presented detailed information about ESBs in the world, and reviewed the history and current status of ESBs in China. Besides, crucialshould leave 8 mm of space above the abstract and 10 mm after the abstract.

The international environmental specimen banks—let’s get visible

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1559-1561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Küster ◽  
Paul R. Becker ◽  
John R. Kucklick ◽  
Rebecca S. Pugh ◽  
Jan Koschorreck
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Specimen ◽  
Environmental Specimen Banks

The role of environmental specimen banks in monitoring environmental contamination

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-138
Author(s):  
Jacqueline S. Chaplow ◽  
Alexander L. Bond ◽  
Jan Koschorreck ◽  
Heinz Rüdel ◽  
Richard F. Shore
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Contamination ◽  
Environmental Specimen ◽  
Environmental Specimen Banks
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