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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 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 & TechnologyFIU is among three universities receiving NSF funds to study climate change in the tropics
In an unprecedented move, the National Science Foundation is providing $300,000 to three universities including FIU to better [...]
- Science & Technology
5 things to know about the environmental threats facing Tampa Bay
While the threat to life and property from a leaky reservoir near Tampa Bay has diminished, the toll on [...]
- Science & Technology
Institute of Environment student becomes first Panther to accept NOAA’s Knauss fellowship
FIU Ph.D. candidate in the Institute of Environment is the first FIU student to accept a NOAA John [...]
- Biological Sciences
What is water worth?
Water holds a different value for every creature, culture and climate yet there’s no question it’s one [...]
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