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Pollution - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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NCCOS provides the science to help managers understand the biological effects of contaminants and nutrients and evolve actions over time, or respond ...
National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment: Effects of Nutrient ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/national-estuarine-eutrophication-assessment-effects-nutrient-enrichment-nations-estuaries/
Science Area(s): Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability, Hypoxia, ... National Estuarine ...
Effects of Nutrient Enrichment In the Nation’s Estuaries: A Decade of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/effects-nutrient-enrichment-nations-estuaries-decade-change/
The National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment (NEEA) is a tool for evaluating both current eutrophic condition and the effectiveness of management ...
A 2025 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/a-2025-assessment-of-metals-legacy-contaminants-and-contaminants-of-emerging-concern-in-the-u-s-coastal-northeast/
Since 1986, NOAA’s Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants and biological indicators of water ...
Coastal Ecosystem Susceptibility to Nutrient Pollution
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Refined and compared three existing models of environmental and economic effects of land use, nutrient management, and climate change on nutrient flux ...
Mercury Hot Spots and Bioaccumulation in Fish - NCCOS
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Science Area(s): Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation; Region(s) ... Waters low in nutrients, which ...
Hypoxic Area off Pacific Northwest Coast has Grown Since 1950s
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/hypoxic-area-off-pacific-northwest-coast-has-grown-since-1950s/
Science Area(s): Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic ...
New Research on Microplastics in Marine Mammals and Human Health Risk ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-research-on-microplastics-in-marine-mammals-and-human-health-risk-assessment-presented/
New research, “Microplastics in Marine Mammals: A One-Health Perspective to Inform Human Health and Environmental Risk Assessment” was presented at ...
Celebrating 25 Years of Science Serving Coastal Communities
coastalscience.noaa.gov/multimedia/celebrating-25-years-of-science-serving-coastal-communities/
Begun in 1984, this program is the longest continuous monitoring program in the country. Having routinely sampled coastal sites for a wide variety of ...
Critical Research on Coral Reproduction During the Annual Spawning ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-scientists-and-partners-conduct-critical-research-on-coral-reproduction-during-the-annual-spawning-event-of-four-caribbean-coral-species/
Recruits of the brain coral Diploria labyrinthiformis that have settled onto substrate and successfully undergone metamorphosis into their polyp ...
Studying the Effects of Marine Diesel Fuel on Marsh Grass
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/studying-the-effects-of-marine-diesel-fuel-on-marsh-grass/
Researchers used a series of 12 gallon buckets (the Small Intertidal Microcosm Plan Exposure systems to study the effects of marine diesel fuel on ...
An assessment of nutrients, sedimentation, and total suspended solids ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/an-assessment-of-nutrients-sedimentation-and-total-suspended-solids-tss-in-the-st-thomas-east-end-reserves-steer/
This is the fifth report from a project to assess land-based sources of pollution (LSBPs) and their effects, and to characterize the biological ...
An Assessment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Chesapeake Bay, MD ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/an-assessment-of-contaminants-of-emerging-concern-in-chesapeake-bay-md-and-charleston-harbor-sc/
An Assessment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Chesapeake Bay, MD and Charleston Harbor, SC ... Science Area(s): Biological Effects of ...
Nutrient Dynamics and Changes to Benthic Communities in Vatia, American ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/nutrient-dynamics-changes-benthic-communities-vatia-american-samoa/
Science Area(s): Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation; Region(s) of Study: ... but are threatened by a ...
Bioeffects Program Reports: Mid/North Atlantic Region
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The Bioeffects program is a nationwide program of environmental assessment designed to describe the current status of environmental quality in our ...
Texas Coastal Hypoxia Linked to Brazos River Discharge as Revealed by ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/texas-coastal-hypoxia-linked-to-brazos-river-discharge-as-revealed-by-oxygen-isotopes/
Science Area(s): Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Coastal Change, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation; Region(s) of Study: Gulf of ...
Magnitude and Extent of Contaminated Sediment and Toxicity in ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/magnitude-and-extent-of-contaminated-sediment-and-toxicity-in-chesapeake-bay/
This report summarizes the results of NOAA’s sediment toxicity, chemistry, and benthic community studies in the Chesapeake Bay estuary. As part of the ...
Quantifying the Impacts of Stratification and Nutrient Loading on ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/quantifying-the-impacts-of-stratification-and-nutrient-loading-on-hypoxia-in-the-northern-gulf-of-mexico/
Science Area(s): Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation; Region(s) of Study: Gulf of Mexico ...
Bioeffects Assessment in Bristol Bay, Alaska: Characterization of Soft ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/bioeffects-bristol-bay-alaska-benthic-habitats/
Bristol Bay hosts the largest salmon fishery in the world, as well as a number of other important fisheries. We are studying sediment conditions that ...
Study Provides Nutrient Reduction Targets to Reach Gulf Dead Zone Goal
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/study-provides-nutrient-reduction-targets-reach-gulf-dead-zone-goal/
The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force (HTF) has made major strides in reducing point source nutrient pollution in the Gulf of Mexico ...