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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 & Technology
Florida oysters found to have toxic “forever chemicals”
Jul 6, 2022 - CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment
FIU Ph.D. student awarded innovative TechCongress Fellowship
Dec 17, 2021 - Science & Technology
Ph.D. student fights for mangroves — not concrete seawalls — on Miami's shorelines
Nov 10, 2021 - Biological Sciences
FIU alumnus awarded prestigious NSF CREST postdoctoral research fellowship
Nov 8, 2021 - Science & Technology
2021 FIU ForEverglades Scholarship Awardees
Oct 28, 2021 - Announcements
2021 FIU ForEverglades Scholarship Awardees
Oct 28, 2021
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