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Pollution - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/pollution/
By measuring a broad suite of pollution indicators, scientists can provide a condition assessment for the specific ecosystem. Our scientists use ...
Mussel Watch - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/pollution/mussel-watch/
The program utilizes a sentinel-based approach to monitoring by collecting and analyzing sediment and bivalves (oysters and mussels) as surrogates for ...
Harmful Algal Blooms: NOAA State of the Science Fact Sheet
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur when algae or cyanobacteria produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and birds ...
[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 ...
Coastal Pollution Data Explorer
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/coastal-pollution-data-explorer/
The Coastal Pollution Data Explorer is an interactive web-based interface that enables users to explore spatial and temporal trends of chemical ...
Contaminants of Emerging Concern - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/pollution/modern-use-chemicals/
Contaminants of Emerging Concern NCCOS conducts research to evaluate and predict the effects of chemical contaminants and other environmental ...
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 in Marine Resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/contaminants-in-marine-resources-of-vieques-puerto-rico/
Pollution in the marine environment has the potential to negatively impact ecosystem health, including adverse effects on fisheries species. This can ...
Advancing Pollution Science - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/pollution/advancing-pollution-science/
By measuring a broad suite of pollution indicators (legacy and current use chemicals, bacterial loads, nutrients, and benthic community ...
Aerosolized Coastal Water Pollution Impacts Study
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However, coastal water pollution may cause additional illnesses in people on land when waterborne pollutants are transferred into the air in sea spray ...
NOAA’s Mussel Watch Program Expands Coastal Contamination Monitoring
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaas-mussel-watch-program-expands-coastal-contamination-monitoring/
Results from both regional assessments will be available on NCCOS’s Coastal Pollution Data Explorer. To complete the regional surveys, the researchers ...
New Study Shows Elevated Sediment Pollution Levels in Guánica Bay ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-study-shows-elevated-sediment-pollution-levels-in-guanica-bay-puerto-rico/
A new study from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) reports recent sediment samples from Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico contained some ...
Surveillance of Pollution from Emerging Chemical Threats in Tampa Bay
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Findings will be used to inform human risk assessments for consumption of seafood harvested within Tampa Bay. Environmental managers can use this work ...
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 ...
Exploring the Use of Microcosms to Assess the Effects of Microplastics ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/exploring-the-use-of-microcosms-to-assess-the-effects-of-microplastics-and-contaminants-of-environmental-concern/
Throughout the conference, many experts shared their findings of the presence of microplastics and contaminants of emerging concern, but findings are ...
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 ...
Coastal Ecosystem Susceptibility to Nutrient Pollution
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This work is intended to lead to a better predictive understanding of the potential causes and consequences of nutrient pollution on estuarine ...
Explaining Acidification and Nutrient Pollution in Texas Estuaries
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/explaining-acidification-nutrient-pollution-texas-estuaries/
We are supporting research that will define relationships between estuarine acidification and other stressors (i.e., reduced freshwater inflow, low ...
Contaminants in Marine Resources of Vieques - NCCOS
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/contaminants-marine-resources-vieques/
This study is investigating the public perception that pollution is negatively impacting fisheries on the south shore of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Why We ...
Dead Zone Predictions for Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-partners-issue-dead-zone-predictions-gulf-mexico-chesapeake-bay/
“We are making progress at reducing the pollution in our nation’s waters that leads to ‘dead zones,’ but there is more work to be done,” said Kathryn ...