Background The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science develops and improves predictive capabilities for managing the Nation’s use of its coastal resources through competitive research programs. This seminar presents results of research funded under two separate NCCOS programs, the Ecological Forecasting (EcoFore) program and the Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms (MERHAB) program. [...]
Background First discovered in the late 1980s, Pfiesteria bloomed in 1997 in Chesapeake Bay tributaries in association with fish kills and human health problems, resulting in large economic losses due to lost seafood sales and tourism. That outbreak led to a large research effort to understand the causes and prevent or minimize the impacts of [...]
The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) has released “Magnitude and Extent of Contaminated Sediment and Toxicity in Chesapeake Bay“, a report that provides chemical contaminant and benthic organism information useful for management planning efforts and understanding the Bay ecosystem. Sediment contaminants often pose ecological and human health risks through degraded habitats, loss of [...]
Click here for pdf of this report. In 2006, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science released the results of a pilot study to determine the presence of human-use pharmaceuticals in coastal waters. The results of the study, Human Use Pharmaceuticals in the Estuarine Environment: A Survey of the Chesapeake Bay, Biscayne Bay and Gulf [...]
A National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) scientist presented an invited paper at the recent Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting, resulting in good discussions, including next steps needed to assess the emerging issue of pharmaceuticals in coastal waters. The presentation, “Survey of Human Use Pharmaceuticals in the Estuarine Environment,” focused on the [...]