Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST)
Large Rivers Monitoring Network

BEST-LRMN Related References
 

Bartish, T., Schmitt, C.J., Blazer, V.S., Gross, T.S., Tillitt, D.E., Bryant, W.L., and DeWeese, L.R.,  1998, Contaminants and related effects in fish from the Mississippi, Columbia, and Rio Grande basins. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences National Program Review, August 10-13, 1998. Madison, WI.

Bauch, N.J., Schmitt, C.J., and Crawford, C.G., 2005, Development of an approach for integrating components of the U.S. Geological Survey Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) and National Stream Quantity Accounting Network (NASQAN) programs for large U.S. rivers U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Report 2005-5083, 53 p. http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/sir/sir20055083.

Bryant, W.L., Jr., Schmitt, C.J., Kleiss, B., and Bartish, T., 1999, Contaminants and related effects in fish from the Mississippi River Basin, Mississippi Water Resources Conference, April 7, 1999, Jackson, MS.

Blazer, V.S., Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., and Kubiak, T.J., 1997, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: testing and implementation of selected aquatic ecosystem indicators, Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Fish Health Section, Sept. 4-5, 1997, Juneau, AK.

Blazer, V.S., Fournie, J.W., Schmitt, C.J., and Wright, B., 1999, Macrophage aggregates as biomarkers of exposure: from feral populations to laboratory models: 26th Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop, October 2-6, 1999, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Blazer, V.S., 2000, Use of gonadal histology in monitoring for contaminant effects: 21st Annual SETAC meeting, Nov. 12-16, Nashville, TN. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023332216713)

Blazer, V.S., 2002, Histopathological assessment of gonadal tissue in wild fishes: Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, v.26, p.85-101.

Blazer, V.S., 2003, Endocrine disruption in aquatic environments: effects on fish populations: Second Bilateral United States and Russian Conference on Aquatic and Marine Animal Health, Sept. 21-28, Shepherdstown, WV.

Dethloff, G.M., Bartish, T.M., Tillitt, D.E., Blazer, V.S., Denslow, N.D., and Schmitt, C.J.,  2001,  Health and Reproductive Indicators and Contaminant Concentrations in Fish from the Rio Grande and Columbia River Basins: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22nd Annual Meeting, November 12-16, Baltimore, MD

Dethloff, G.M., Schmitt, C.J., and Bartish, T.M., 2001, Arsenic concentrations in fish collected as part of the Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends program’s large river monitoring network: U.S. Geological Survey Workshop on Arsenic in the Environment, February 20-21.  Denver, CO (extended abstract at https://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/projects/GWC_chemtherm/FinalAbsPDF/dethloff.pdf).).

Dethloff, G.M., Bartish, T.M., Tillitt, D.E., Blazer, V.S., Denslow, N.D., and Schmitt, C.J., 2002,  Health and Reproductive Indicators and Contaminant Concentrations in Fish from the Rio Grande and Columbia River Basins: U.S. Geological Survey, National Contaminants Program Review, February 24-28. Stevenson, WA.

Dethloff, G.M., Schmitt, C.J., and Bartish, T.M., 2002, Appendix A: fishes collected and demographics, p. 219-241 in Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Mississippi River Basin:  U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR 2002-0004. (View full text at https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/bsr020004).

Cabana, G., Rainey, W.E., Finlay, J., Power, M.E., Kendall, C., and Schmitt, C.J., 1999, Nitrogen isotope ratios, indicators of sources of N or N transformations: Annual Aquatic Sciences Meeting, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, February 1-5, 1999. Santa Fe, NM. (abstract available at http://aslo.org/meetings/santafe99/index.html)

Hinck, J., Tillitt, D.E., Denslow, N.D., Gross, T.S., Myers, M., Blazer, V.S., and Bartish, T.M., 2003, Contaminant concentrations and biomarkers in northern pike and longnose suckers collected from the Yukon River: Presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry National Meeting, November 9-13, Austin, TX

Hinck, J., Tillitt, D.E., Blazer, V.S., Denslow, N.D., Gross, T.S., Schmitt, C.J., and Bartish, T.M., 2003, Using a national monitoring program to assess environmental contaminants in large river systems: Presented at St. Lawrence River Conference, May 13-15, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Hinck, J.E., Whyte, J.J., and Tillitt, D.E., 2003, Challenges of using a monitoring program to establish EROD criteria in carp, bass, and suckers: Presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry National Meeting, November 9-13, Austin, TX

Hinck, J.E., 2004, BEST Large River Monitoring Program: Colorado River Basin: Presented at the USFWS Region 6 Environmental Contaminants Meeting, March 2-4, Fort Collins, CO.

Hinck, J.E., Schmitt, C.J., Bartish, T.M., Denslow, N.D., Blazer, V.S., Anderson, P.J., Coyle, J.J., Dethloff, G.M., and Tillitt, D.E., 2004,  Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Columbia River basin: U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5154, 125 p. https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5163/

Hinck, J.E., Tillitt, D.E., Blazer, V.S., Denslow, N.D., Gross, T.S., Schmitt, C.J., and Bartish, T.M., 2004, Biological Monitoring: assessing environmental contaminants in large river systems, Presented at the National Water Quality Monitoring Conference, May 17-20, Chattanooga, TN, (abstracts available at http://water.usgs.gov/wicp/acwi/monitoring/conference/2004/proceedings_contents/13_titlepages/9_Posters-154-239.pdf)

Hinck, J.E., D.M. Papoulias, and D.E. Tillitt, 2004, Histopathology of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) collected from the Lake Mead National Recreational Area: Presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry National Meeting, November 14-19, Portland, OR.

Hinck, J.E., V.S. Blazer, N.D. Denslow, T.S. Gross, J.J. Coyle, T.W. May, C.E. Orazio, and D.E. Tillitt, 2004, Contaminant concentrations and biomarker responses of piscivorous and benthivorous fish in the Colorado River Basin: Presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry National Meeting, November 14-19, Portland, OR.

Iwanowicz, L.R., and Blazer, V.S., 2004, Histological and physiological evidence of thyroid disruption in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) from the middle and lower Rio Grande River basin: 29th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop, March 22-26, Atlantic Beach, NC.

Kendall, C., Battaglin, W.A, Cabana, G., Porter, S.D., Goolsby, D.A., Campbell, D.H., Chang, C.C.Y., Silva, S.R., Hooper, R.P., and Schmitt, C.J., 1998, Isotopic tracing of nitrogen Sources and Cycling in the Mississippi River Basin: American Geophysical Union, Annual Fall Meeting,  Dec. 6-10, 1998, San Francisco, CA, (abstract available at http://www.agu.org)

Kendall, C., Battaglin, W.A., Cabana, G., Chang, C.C., Silva, S.T., Porter, S.D., Goolsby, D.A., Campbell, D.H., Hooper, R.P., and Schmitt, C.J., 1999, Isotopic tracing of nitrogen sources and cycling in the Mississippi River basin,  p. 339-344 in D.W. Morganwalp and H.T. Buxton, eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program—Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, S.C., March 8-12, 1999, Volume 2 of 3—Contamination of Hydrologic Systems and Related Ecosystems, U.S. Geological Survey-Water Resources Investigations Report 99-4018B, W. Trenton, NJ (conference proceedings and abstract at http://toxics.usgs.gov/pubs/wri99-4018/).

Kendall, C., Wankel, S.D., Cabana, G., and Schmitt, C., 2002, Isotope biomonitoring in riverine ecosystems: tools for understanding linkages between environmental contaminants and basin characteristics: American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, May 28-31, Washington, DC, (abstract available at http://www.agu.org)

May, T.W., Schmitt, C.J., Brumbaugh, W.G., and Petty, J.D., 2001, Arsenic concentrations in U.S. freshwater fish, 1976-1986: National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program, U.S. Geological Survey Workshop on Arsenic in the Environment, February 20-21, Denver, CO.

McDonald, K.K, Schmitt, C.J., Bartish, T., Bunck, C.M., Dethloff, G.M., Blazer, V.S., Denslow, N.D., and Gross, T.S., 1999, Evaluation of reproductive biomarkers and potential endocrine disruption for fish in the Mississippi River basin, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 20th Annual Meeting, November 14-18, 1999, Philadelphia, PA.

Poulton, B.C., and Wildhaber, M.L., 1997, Evaluation of critical habitats for benthic macroinvertebrates in the Lower Missouri River: 1st Annual Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Jan. 14-16, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

Poulton, B.C., Wildhaber, M.L., Mueller, B.G., Fairchild, J.F., and Schmitt, C.J., 1998, A longitudinal evaluation of the benthic macroinvertebrate community of the Lower Missouri River, 2nd Annual Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, March 22-25, Nebraska City, NE.

Poulton, B.C., Wildhaber, M.L., Charbonneau, C.S., Fairchild, J.F., Mueller, B.G., and Schmitt, C.J., 2002, A longitudinal assessment of the aquatic macroinvertebrate community in the channelized Missouri River: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v.85, p.23-53, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023301016001.

Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., Papoulias, D.P., and Jones, S.B., 1997, Endocrine disruption research: U.S. Geological Survey, NAWQA National Program Review, Feb. 24-28, 1997, San Antonio, TX.

Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., and Kubiak, T.J., 1998, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) program: testing and implementation of selected aquatic ecosystem indicators, 2nd Annual Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, March 22-25, 1998, Nebraska City, NE.

Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., and Kubiak, T.J., 1998, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) program: testing and implementation of selected aquatic ecosystem indicators in the Mississippi River basin: U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, National Research Program Annual Review, May 19-21, 1998, Columbia, MO.

Schmitt, C.J., Bartish, T.M., Blazer, V.S., Gross, T.S., Tillitt, D.E., Bryant, W.L., and DeWeese, L.R., 1999, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: contaminants and their effects in fish from the Mississippi, Columbia, and Rio Grande basins: p. 437-446 in D.W. Morganwalp, and H.T. Buxton, eds. U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program—Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, S.C., March 8-12, 1999: Volume 2 of 3—Contamination of Hydrologic Systems and Related Ecosystems, U.S. Geological Survey-Water Resources Investigations Report 99-4018B.  W. Trenton, NJ (conference proceedings and abstract at http://toxics.usgs.gov/pubs/wri99-4018/).

Schmitt, C.J., Bartish, T.M., Blazer, V.S., Gross, T.S., Tillitt, D.E., Bryant, W.L., DeWeese, L.R., Dethloff, G., Zylstra, S., Wilson, M.L., Kubiak, T.J., and Denslow, N.D., 1999, U.S. Geological Survey, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: contaminants and their effects in fish from the Mississippi, Columbia, and Rio Grande basins: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP), Symposium on Western Ecosystems, April 6-8, 1999, San Francisco, CA.

Schmitt, C.J., Bartish, T.M., Blazer, V.S., Tillitt, D.E., Gross, T.S., Dethloff, G., Denslow, N.D., Bryant, W.L., and DeWeese, L.R., 1999, Contaminants and their effects in fish from the Mississippi, Columbia, and Rio Grande Basins: U.S. Geological Survey, symposium on effects of animal feeding operations (AFOs) on hydrologic resources and the environment, August 30-September 1, 1999, Fort Collins, CO (conference proceedings and abstract at http://water.usgs.gov/owq/AFO/proceedings/afo/index.html).

Schmitt, C.J., Blazer, V.S., Dethloff, G., Tillitt, D.E., Gross, T.S., DeWeese, L.R., Smith, S.B., Goede, R.W., Bartish, T.A., and Kubiak, T.J., 1999, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: field procedures for assessing the exposure of fish to environmental contaminants: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD-1999-0007, 68 p. (View full text at https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/itr19990007.)

Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., Bartish, T.M., Blazer, V.S., Gross, T.S., McDonald, K.K., Dethloff, G., Bryant, W.L., and DeWeese, L.R.,  1999, Environmental contaminants and related effects in fish from the Mississippi, Columbia, and Rio Grande basins: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 20th Annual Meeting, November 14-18, 1999, Philadelphia, PA.

Schmitt, C.J., 2000, Appendix I, Development of the BEST program: p. 45-55 in C.J. Schmitt and G.M. Dethloff, eds., Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: selected methods for monitoring chemical contaminants in aquatic ecosystems: U.S. Geological Survey, Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR--2000-0005. (View full text at http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/pubs/BEST/methods.pdf.)

Schmitt, C.J., 2000, Stable nitrogen isotope ratios (d15N): p. 42-43 in C.J. Schmitt and G.M. Dethloff, eds., Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: selected methods for monitoring chemical contaminants in aquatic ecosystems: U.S. Geological Survey, Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR--2000-0005. (View full text at https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/itr000005)

Schmitt, C.J., and Dethloff, G.M., eds., 2000, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: selected methods for monitoring chemical contaminants in aquatic ecosystems: U.S. Geological Survey, Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR--2000-0005, 81 p. (View full text at https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/itr000005.)

Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., Bartish, T.M., Blazer, V.S., Gross, T.S., Dethloff, G.M., Denslow, N.D., Bryant, W.L., and DeWeese, L.R., 2000, Environmental contaminants and related effects on fish in the Mississippi, Columbia, and Rio Grande basins: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 3rd World Congress, “Global Environmental Issues in the 21st Century“, May 21-25, 2000, Brighton, U.K.

Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., and Blazer, V.S., 2000, The 1995 and 1997 BEST projects:p. 1-3 in C.J. Schmitt and G.M. Dethloff, eds., Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: selected methods for monitoring chemical contaminants in aquatic ecosystems: U.S. Geological Survey, Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR--2000-0005. (View full text at http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/pubs/BEST/methods.pdf.)

Schmitt, C.J., 2002, Organochlorine chemical residues in fish from the Mississippi River basin, 1995: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v.43 p.81-97 https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-002-1127-1.

Schmitt, C.J., ed., 2002, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Mississippi River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR 2002-0004,  217 p. (View full text at https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/bsr020004).

Schmitt, C.J., and Schwarzback, S.E., 2002, Environmental contaminants emphasis in the USGS Inventory and Monitoring Program: Appendix to the 5-Year Plan for the USGS-BRD Status and Trends Program, 14 p.

Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., Bartish, T.M., Blazer, V.S., Gross, T.S., Dethloff, G.M., Denslow, N.D., Bryant, W.L., and DeWeese, L.R., 2002, Environmental contaminants and related effects on fish in the Mississippi, Columbia, and Rio Grande basins: U.S. Geological Survey, National Contaminants Program Review, February 24-28, Stevenson, WA.

Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., Blazer, V.S., Gross, T.S., Denslow, N.D., Bartish, T.M., and Arnold, B.S., 2002, Chapter 5, Project summary, discussion, and recommendations:p. 171-217 in Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Mississippi River Basin:  U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR 2002-0004. (View full text at https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/bsr020004).

Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., Dethloff, G.M., Bartish, T.M., Blazer, V.S., Gross, T.S., and Wright. B.E., 2002, Chapter 1, Project overview: p. 1-26 in C.J. Schmitt, ed., Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Mississippi River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR 2002-0004. (View full text at https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/bsr020004).

Schmitt, C.J., Tillitt, D.E., and Whyte, J.J., 2002, Chapter 2, Accumulative contaminants, H4IIE bioassay-derived dioxin equivalents, and ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity:p. 27-87 in Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Mississippi River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR 2002-0004. (View full text at https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/bsr020004).

Schmitt, C., Dethloff, G., Hinck, J., T., Bartish, Blazer, V., Coyle, J., Whyte, J., Denslow, N., and Tillitt, D., 2003, Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Rio Grande: Presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry National Meeting, November 9-13, Austin, TX.

Schmitt, C.J., 2004, Concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, selenium, and zinc in fish from the Mississippi River basin, 1995: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v.90 p.289-321, https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:EMAS.0000003594.64248.0a.

Schmitt, C.J., Dethloff, G.M., Hinck, J.E., Bartish, T.M., Blazer, V.S., Coyle, J.J., Denslow, N.D., and Tillitt, D.E., 2004, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Rio Grande basin: U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5108,117 p https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sir20045108

Smith, S.B., Donahue, A.P., Lipkin, R., Blazer, V.S., Schmitt, C.J., and Goede, R.W., 2002, Illustrated field guide for assessing external and internal anomalies in fish: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR-2002-007, 44 p https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/itr020007.

Sun, J., Kim, Y., and Schmitt, C.J., 2003, Longitudinal analysis of bioaccumulative contaminants in freshwater fishes: Environmental and Ecological Statistics, v.10 p.419-428 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026044220657.

Whyte, J.J., Jung, R.E., Schmitt, C.J., Finger, S.E., and Tillitt, D.E., 1999, Evaluation of ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity in fish as a biomarker: a synthesis report for the Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) program: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 20th Annual Meeting, November 14-18, 1999, Philadelphia, PA.

Whyte, J.J., Jung, R.E., Schmitt, C.J., and Tillitt, D.E., 2000, Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity in fish as a biomarker of chemical exposure: Critical Reviews in Toxicology, v.30, p.347-570.https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408440091159239

Whyte, J.J., Schmitt, C.J., Brumbaugh, W.G., Annis, M., and Tillitt, D.E., 2002, Biomarkers of metals exposure in fish from existing and proposed lead mining areas of Missouri: 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 11-15, Salt Lake City, UT.

Whyte, J.J., Schmitt, C.J., and Tillitt, D.E., 2004, The H4IIE cell bioassay as an indicator of dioxin-like chemicals in wildlife and the environment: Critical Reviews in Toxicology,v.34 p.1-83 https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408440490265193.

 
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