title: The Mussel Watch concept.
abstract: The use of bivalves as sentinel organisms for collectives of marine pollutants is evaluated with data from the U.S. Mussel Watch, 1976-1978. The utilization of soft parts and of the shells are compared for metals and plutonium. Finally, the need for a global mussel watch, emphasizing the analyses of chlorinated hydrocarbon biocides in the tropics and southern hemisphere, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 92093, La Jolla, CA, USA.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Goldberg