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==Passive sampling in water==
[[File:Chemcatcher_Kit_(800x533).jpg|thumb|200px|A Chemcatcher deployment kit with three sampling discs.]]
Several kinds of passive sampling devices exist for monitoring pollutants present in water. In addition to these devices, organisms, such as [[Mussel|mussels]], living in the environment also "passively sample" contaminants ([[Bioaccumulation|bioaccumulation]]) and can be used to monitor water pollution ([[Aquatic biomonitoring|biomonitoring]]).<ref name="Mussel">{{cite journal |last1=Sericano |first1=JL |last2=Wade |first2=TL |last3=Jackson |first3=TJ |last4=Brooks |first4=JM |last5=Tripp |first5=BW |last6=Farrington |first6=JW |last7=Mee |first7=LD |last8=Readmann |first8=JW |last9=Villeneuve |first9=JP |last10=Goldberg |first10=ED |title=Trace Organic Contamination in the Americas: An Overview of the US National Status & Trends and the International 'Mussel Watch' Programmes |journal=Marine Pollution Bulletin |date=1995 |volume=31 |issue=4-12}}</ref>