NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration and National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) jointly held a Dispersed Oil Effects Research Collaboration Meeting at the NOAA Sand Point campus in Seattle on Thursday, July 11, 2014.

The goal of the meeting was to gather federal leaders in dispersant research to collaborate on on-going studies, evaluate proposals, and determine future research needs. One of NCCOS’s strengths is being able to construct exposure experiments using realistic conditions with the use of mesocosms to test impacts of chemicals including dispersants.

In addition to NOAA, participants included the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, and Louisiana State University. The Coast Guard Academy was unable to attend, yet is an active member of the group.

For further information, contact jennifer.barre@noaa.gov.

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