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New Hampshire Estuaries

Bioindicators

Type: Extent of habitat (i.e., area of habitat and whether there has been a decline); condition of habitat and sources affecting habitat (i.e., the condition or functionality of the habitat); and stressors affecting habitat (i.e., which sources have contributed to its degradation and whether they are direct or indirect factors).

Category: Submerged

Cost: $3280/year

Description: Musselwatch program analyzes blue mussels for toxic contaminants - organics and metals. This funding adds two sample sites (four samples per site per year).

Outcome: Greater geographic distribution of sampling location.

Contact: Steve James, UNH, (603) 862-2175

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