NOAA Mussel Watch Project

The longest continuous contaminant monitoring program in U.S. coastal waters. The project analyzes chemical and biological contaminant trends in sediment and bivalve tissue collected at over 280 coastal sites from 1986 to present.

The TDI-Brooks team has over 25 years (1984 to present) of previous involvement in this marquee national environmental monitoring program. For 11 years (1984 to 1996), Dr. Brooks at Texas A&M University directed the Gulf of Mexico portion of this program. In 1994, Dr. Brooks' team was awarded all three U.S. coasts on this project for the five-year Period III contract. TDI-Brooks was subsequently awarded Period IV (2000 to 2005) and Period V (2005 to 2009) contracts. In September 2009, TDI-Brooks was awarded a new General Services Contract which will continue the involvement of the TDI-Brooks team on this project through 2014.

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