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[PDF] NCCOS Research Focusing on PCBs in Coastal Environments
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PCBs in context at NOAA • National Status and Trends (mid-1 980s) • Nation-wide assessment of ‘background’ concentrations • Focused on legacy ...
Assessment of Chemical Contaminants in Sediments and Biota from Cocos ...
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Exposure to PCBs have been found to elicit a range of toxic responses in animal studies including reduced growth, reproductive impairment and ...
Studying Contaminants in Cocos Lagoon, Guam: Blog Post #1
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PCBs were used in the past in electrical equipment such as transformers and capacitors, and it is thought that contamination in the lagoon is the ...
A Chemical Contaminant Characterization of Waters Surrounding Cocos ...
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Exposure to PCBs can lead to a range of toxic responses according to animal studies, including reduced growth, reproductive impairment, and vertebral ...
An Analysis of Chemical Contaminants in Sediments and Fish from Cocos ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/analysis-chemical-contaminants-sediments-fish-cocos-lagoon-guam/
A number of the fish contained concentrations of both PCBs and DDT above subsistence and even recreational fisher Screening Values established by the ...
[PDF] National Mussel Watch Program
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PCBs. PFAS. Pharmaceutical & Personal Care Products. Alkylphenols. Flame Retardants. Current Use Pesticides. PBDEs/PBBs. noRR NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ...
NCCOS Scientists Assess Chemical Contaminants in Cocos Lagoon
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Used previously in many industrial applications but now banned for most uses, PCBs are long-lived environmental contaminants that have been associated ...
Historic Chemical Contaminants - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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PCBs bioaccumulate in organisms. U.S. production ended in 1977, but it is still present in the environment. NCCOS collects sediment and fish samples ...
NCCOS | NOAA's National Status and Trends - National Oceanic and ...
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NOAA's National Status and Trends. NS&T is comprised of three nationwide programs, Benthic Surveillance, Mussel Watch and Bioeffects that are designed ...
Research Reserve Study Reveals Signs of Chemical Contamination
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Concentrations of total PCBs in some fish, however, fell within the range of values for which the EPA recommends limiting consumption to four or fewer ...
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science - NCCOS
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Sediments are analyzed for a large suite of chemical contaminants including metals, chlorinated pesticides (e.g., DDT; PCBs (polychlorinated ...
New Study Shows Elevated Sediment Pollution Levels in Guánica Bay ...
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A new study from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) reports recent sediment samples from Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico contained some ...
A 2025 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of ...
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Since 1986, NOAA’s Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters for chemical contaminants and biological indicators of water ...
A 2024 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of ...
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Mussel Watch team collecting oyster samples from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Credit: NOAA. The Mussel Watch Program has monitored the nation’s coastal waters ...
Owner of Puerto Rico Superfund Site Agrees to Contamination Clean Up
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Studies from the University of Miami show elevated levels of PCBs in bay sediment, fish samples, and blood samples from Guánica residents. The Ochoa ...
Coastal Pollution Data Explorer
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The Coastal Pollution Data Explorer is an interactive web-based interface that enables users to explore spatial and temporal trends of chemical ...
Pollution in Surface Sediments in Faga'alu Bay, Tutuila, American Samoa
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/pollution-in-surface-sediments-in-fagaalu-bay-tutuila-american-samoa/
This document represents a portion of a larger study, which involves a comprehensive, integrated baseline assessment of Faga'alu Bay, Tutuila ...
New Report Characterizes Offshore, Soft-bottom Habitats in Florida Keys ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-report-characterizes-offshore-soft-bottom-habitats-in-florida-keys-national-marine-sanctuary/
However, sediment concentrations of PCBs at one site (station 29) off Conch Reef exceeded the lower SQG, below which toxic effects to infauna are ...
Method for the analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorinated ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/method-for-the-analysis-of-polychlorinated-biphenyls-and-chlorinated-pesticides-in-marine-mammal-tissue/
Polychlorinated biphynels and chlorinated pesticides are ubiquitous marine pollutants that are bioaccumulated by marine mammals and are biomagnified ...
Assessing Land Based Sources of Pollution in Tinian, Commonwealth of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/assessing-land-based-sources-pollution-tinian-commonwealth-northern-mariana-islands/
Coral reefs are diverse, productive, and economically valuable ecosystem, but are threatened by a variety of stressors in including land based sources ...