 By looking at both sediment and mussel tissue concentrations researches have been able to better identify remediation efforts at Great Lake AOC.Like many other current Mussel Watch projects, the GLRI is using both historical data from Mussel Watch as well as increasingly more temporally and spatially prioritized data leading to more robust data sets far more applicable to specific AOC.Mussels are the organism of choice for monitoring contaminant levels in the coastal regions for a number of reasons.