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Researchers Develop Drone-based System to Detect Marine Debris ...
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Detecting and identifying debris quickly and accurately is key to cleanup and response actions that can prevent these impacts. Unmanned Aerial ...
Owner of Puerto Rico Superfund Site Agrees to Contamination Clean Up
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This spring, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached an agreement with Guanica-Caribe Land Development Corporation to remove ...
Pollution - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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NCCOS science is used to inform resource managers on the fate and effects of chemicals specific to coastal ecosystems. NCCOS research supports ...
Marine Life in Gulf of Mexico Face Multiple Challenges
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Much of the oil has come ashore and survey teams are evaluating the shorelines to make cleanup recommendations. Time will tell if the harmful algal ...
NCCOS | Publication Details
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Therefore, a new method using bead homogenization to QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) extraction, C18 post extraction cleanu ...
NCCOS Validates Nanobubble Technology for Remediation of Harmful ...
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In the coming months, Moeller will analyze time-series water samples treated with nanobubbles to characterize chemical changes during the remediation ...
Life and Death of - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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An extensive bloom of the brevetoxin-producing Karenia brevis occurred from 2017 to 2019 in Florida. The economic, environmental, and human health ...
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Task Force Convenes to Direct Future Work
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The Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, otherwise known as the Hypoxia Task Force (HTF), held a virtual fall meeting from ...
Assessing Societal Impacts of Harmful Macroalgae Blooms in the ...
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We will examine how Sargassum seaweed blooms and their mitigation in the Caribbean affect multiple dimensions of social resilience, including economic ...
Complex Interactions Between Harmful Phytoplankton and Grazers ...
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In the 1970s, the Great Lakes led the nation in nutrient control management, contaminant cleanup, ecosystem-based approaches to management, and ...
Cooperative Oxford Lab Conducts Environmental Health and Safety ...
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All personnel working at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (COL) participated in lab wide safety training April 23-25, 2019. Training included ...
Using Microcystin-degrading Bacteria and their Enzymes for Water ...
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However, these treatment processes are expensive and generate waste products and byproducts that require additional treatment processes to mitigate ...
Deepwater Horizon 2023 Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea Expedition Season, By ...
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In 2010, more than 770 square miles of mesophotic and deep-sea habitats were injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In 2023, the National Oceanic ...
NOAA Refines Restoration Protocols for Oil-polluted Marshes
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Mesocosm facility at the NCCOS laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Katy Chung, NOAA NCCOS. NCCOS and NOAA’s Office of Response and ...
Cause of Massive North Carolina Fish Kill Identified
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While this event will not have a major effect on their population, a fish kill of this magnitude is a nuisance and expensive to clean up. The North ...
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps - NCCOS
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Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps provide a concise summary of at risk coastal resources if an oil spill, or other technological disaster ...
Ocean Acidification: Understanding Changing Chemistry in Alaska Coastal ...
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Ocean acidification is a problem created by the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, and it is harmful to certain plankton ...
Smaller Harmful Algal Bloom Predicted for Western Lake Erie in Summer ...
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Bloom severity index for 2002–2020, and the forecast for 2021. The index is based on the amount of biomass over the peak 30-days. This year’s bloom is ...
If You Build It, Is It Worth It? The Value of Restoring Coastal Sand ...
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This image is an example of one of the choice cards given to survey participants regarding coastal and dune restoration options (Nguyen et al. 2023 ...
Beach Width Provides Greatest Protection Against Flooding, Erosion ...
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Dune erosion, or scarping, caused by Hurricane Matthew along Shackleford Banks, North Carolina. Credit: Laura Moore. Beaches and sand dunes are ...