title: Implementation of specimen banking concepts in developing countries. First trial--Sri Lanka.
abstract: The necessity to establish a small scale Environmental Specimen Bank projects in tropical countries is stressed. An example from Sri Lanka demonstrates the needs, the benefits and the prospects of such an integrated research project.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jayasekera
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossbach
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D010944:Plants; D011153:Population; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013188:Sri Lanka; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis; D014329:Tropical Climate
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements