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 the Environment (CAChE) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Center of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) that tackles one of the most complex challenges: environmental contamination. Learn more about our Research:

Detection & Identification

Using advanced chemical sensing technology for the environment

Advanced Sensing Research

Fate & Transport

Quantifying how contaminants move and change throughout South Florida's aquatic ecosystems

Pollutant Tracing Research

Impacts & Visualization

Developing methods to assess impacts on our shared environment

Risk Assessment Research

New Book Chapter on Corals

Dr. Alex Mercado Molina has published a new book chapter about coral farming and reef rehabilitation in "Corals in a Changing World". You can find Dr. Molina's work and browse through other CREST CAChE publications by clicking below!

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News

Aug
27

A freshwater, saltwater tug-of-war is eating away at the Everglades

The Everglades, nicknamed the river of grass, has endured its share of threats. Decades of human tinkering to make South […]

Aug
20

Graduate Student Fellowships with CREST CAChE and Biology Department

Graduate Student Position available through the Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment (CAChE) and Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University, Miami, […]

Aug
16

Has Everglades restoration been effective?

The need for Everglades restoration is indisputable, but exactly how effective have restoration efforts been so far? A decade-long study […]

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Preserve Our Fragile Ecosystems

Support CREST’s graduate student fellowships in our fight to protect our region’s water quality

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