scholarly journals 2013 International Conference on Environmental Specimen Banks: Securing a Strategy to Monitor Emerging Pollutants in the Regional and Global Environment

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1555-1558
Author(s):  
Jianfu Zhao ◽  
Paul R. Becker ◽  
Xiang-Zhou Meng
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

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

Author(s):  
Gloria Ramello ◽  
Guy Duke ◽  
Rene W. R. J. Dekker ◽  
Steven van der Mije ◽  
Paola Movalli

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.


2018 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 01016
Author(s):  
Yu Xin Luo

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.


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

Author(s):  
Jacqueline S. Chaplow ◽  
Alexander L. Bond ◽  
Jan Koschorreck ◽  
Heinz Rüdel ◽  
Richard F. Shore

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