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Blog posts from Hawaii

Small Particles, Big Problem: Measuring Microplastics’ Impact on Fish

July 5, 2023

Viruses are not just a problem for humans. Viruses are common in our oceans and aquatic environments, too.

Monitoring the Oceans’ Color for Clues to Climate Change

April 22, 2021

It is February 1994 and I am on the research vessel R/V Moana Wave off the coast of Lanai, Hawaii, with the team of the Marine Optical BuoY (MOBY) project. The

The Plastic That Washes Up on Hawaii’s Beaches Affects Me. Personally.

June 5, 2019

On the occasional weekend when I find myself avoiding house chores or lacking a social event, I wear out my 3-year-old daughter at Kualoa Regional Park, only 15

Time on the Beach: Working at NIST Hawaii

July 17, 2018

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has campuses in Maryland, Colorado, South Carolina and Hawaii. Now, I know what you’re thinking,