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CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment
Pollutants are having devastating effects on ecosystems including the plants, animals and people who depend on them. The Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment is a National Science Foundation Center of Research Excellence in Science and Technology that tackles one of the most complex challenges: environmental contamination.
Research Focus Areas
Ongoing Monitoring
We deploy our research buoys around South Florida to detect or investigate hazards such as red tide or the recent fish kills in Biscayne Bay. Data are available for viewing online.
News
Science & TechnologyFlorida oysters found to have toxic “forever chemicals”
Jul 6, 2022
CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry and EnvironmentFIU Ph.D. student awarded innovative TechCongress Fellowship
Dec 17, 2021
Science & TechnologyPh.D. student fights for mangroves — not concrete seawalls — on Miami's shorelines
Nov 10, 2021
Biological SciencesFIU alumnus awarded prestigious NSF CREST postdoctoral research fellowship
Nov 8, 2021
Science & Technology2021 FIU ForEverglades Scholarship Awardees
Oct 28, 2021
Announcements2021 FIU ForEverglades Scholarship Awardees
Oct 28, 2021
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