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Pollution - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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By measuring a broad suite of pollution indicators, scientists can provide a condition assessment for the specific ecosystem. Our scientists use ...
National Mussel Watch Program - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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The program utilizes a sentinel-based approach to monitoring by collecting and analyzing sediment and bivalves (oysters and mussels) as surrogates for ...
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 ...
[PDF] Coastal Pollution Data Explorer (CPDE) User Guide
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Coastal Pollution Data Explorer (CPDE) User Guide . Each Infographic report includes the summary of available Legacy Contaminants, Contaminants of ...
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/
However, centuries of land development and agricultural and industrial activities have degraded water quality in the bay and its tributaries as a ...
Contaminants of Emerging Concern - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal ...
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Contaminants of Emerging Concern NCCOS conducts research to evaluate and predict the effects of chemical contaminants and other environmental ...
NOAA’s Mussel Watch Program Expands Coastal Contamination Monitoring
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Results from both regional assessments will be available on NCCOS’s Coastal Pollution Data Explorer. To complete the regional surveys, the researchers ...
A 2023 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/a-2023-assessment-of-metals-legacy-contaminants-and-contaminants-of-emerging-concern-in-the-gulf-coast/
Bivalves are used as indicator organisms for chemical pollution because they tend to bioaccumulate contaminants from the large amounts of water they ...
Oysters can handle some, but not all pollution we dump into the nation ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/oysters-can-handle-some-but-not-all-pollution-we-dump-into-the-nations-estuaries-al-com/
But existing research had never fully addressed how much pollution was removed from the water filtered by an oyster, versus how much pollution passed ...
Oil Spills - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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Oil Spill Pollution Fate and Effects Research in Estuarine Systems. Approximately 20,000 oil spills are reported in the U.S. each year. These events ...
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science - NCCOS
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Bioeffects Program Since 1991, The Bioeffects Program has undertaken a series of regional environmental assessments designed to describe the magnitude ...
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 ...
Correlation and Prediction of Land-Based Pollution Impacts on Sediment ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/correlation-and-prediction-of-land-based-pollution-impacts-on-sediment-contaminant-concentrations-within-national-estuarine-research-reserves-of-the-southeastern-us-and-selected-chesapeake-bay-watersh/
OpenNSPECT is a raster-based GIS model that estimates runoff, pollution and erosion in a GIS setting. NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...
Explaining Acidification and Nutrient Pollution in Texas Estuaries
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We are supporting research that will define relationships between estuarine acidification and other stressors (i.e., reduced freshwater inflow, low ...
Five Years of Passive Sampling in Charleston Waters
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These factors, coupled with increasing runoff from land as a result of major rain events and flooding, contribute to the pollution of local waters ...
Gulf of Mexico Phytoplankton Communities Altered after Deepwater ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/gulf-mexico-phytoplankton-communities-altered-deepwater-horizon-spill/
On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform released millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, making it ...
Price of Shrimp Impacted by Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone”
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/price-of-shrimp-affected-by-gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone/
Caused by excessive nutrient pollution delivered from the Mississippi River, primarily from agriculture and wastewater, the low oxygen levels are ...
Gulf of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’ Largest Ever Measured
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Excess nutrient pollution comes primarily from agriculture and developed land runoff. These nutrients stimulate massive algal growth that eventually ...
Reducing Runoff that fuels Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/hypoxia-task-force-makes-progress-reduce-runoff-fueling-gulf-mexico-dead-zone/
NCCOS sponsored research provides for the annual mapping of the size of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an important indicator of progress in reducing ...
Land to Sea: Assessing Urban Impacts on Coastal Water Quality in ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/land-to-sea-assessing-urban-impacts-on-coastal-water-quality-in-charleston-south-carolina/
Charleston’s coastal waters face growing challenges from intense storms, rising temperatures, and rapid land development. In partnership with ...