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MOBY calibration
Release Date: 04/03/2013 Seen from the base of the MOBY spar, researchers work on the the facility. MOBY is deployed in clear waters about 1200 … more
Pollutants Could Pose Health Risks for Five Sea Turtle Species
Release Date: 06/27/2012 Researchers at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) and four partner organizations have measured for the first time concentrations of 13 … more
Marine Lab Research Tracks Pollutants in Dolphins and Beluga Whales
Release Date: 05/10/2011 Bottlenose dolphins* and beluga whales**, two marine species at or near the top of their respective food webs, accumulate more chemical pollutants … more
Travel Hazards: Two Studies Start to Map Pollutant Threats to Turtles
Release Date: 04/26/2011 In a pair of studies—one recently published online* and the other soon-to-be published**— researchers at the Hollings Marine … more
Eggs Show Arctic Mercury Cycling May Be Linked to Ice Cover
Release Date: 01/19/2011 An international research team working with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists at the Hollings Marine Laboratory … more
Marine Lab Hunts Subtle Clues to Environmental Threats to Blue Crabs
Release Date: 01/26/2010 The Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus , long prized as a savory meal at a summer party or seafood restaurant, is a multi-million dollar … more
The White Stuff: Marine Lab Team Seeks to Understand Coral Bleaching
Release Date: 10/20/2009 With technology similar to that used by physicians to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, researchers from six institutions--including … more
Turtle Studies Suggest Health Risks from Environmental Contaminants
Release Date: 02/19/2008 The same chemicals that keep food from sticking to our frying pans and stains from setting in our carpets are damaging the livers and impairing … more |
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