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Category: Human Health

The gendered effects of mangrove destruction
Human Health Seafood

The gendered effects of mangrove destruction

Shrimp aquaculture is changing coastal ecosystems as well as the lives and gender norms of those living at the interface.
February 11, 2022February 16, 2022 Tricia Thibodeau
How many microplastics are in your body? An insight into lifetime accumulation
Biology Chemistry Hazards Human Health Plastic Pollution

How many microplastics are in your body? An insight into lifetime accumulation

Microscopic plastics have been found anywhere and everywhere, including in the food we eat. With plastic pollution on the rise,…
July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Kayla Mladinich
How Extreme Wildfires Made the COVID Pandemic Deadlier
Human Health

How Extreme Wildfires Made the COVID Pandemic Deadlier

Wildfires in California have been causing COVID-19 cases and deaths to skyrocket, and El Niño may be playing a role.
June 12, 2021June 11, 2021 Ashley Marranzino
High-TEK Turtle Monitoring: Lessons from Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Conservation Fisheries Human Health Human impacts Methodology Policy Sea Turtles

High-TEK Turtle Monitoring: Lessons from Traditional Ecological Knowledge

In this new study carried out in Colombia, traditional ecological knowledge helps to shine a light on sea turtle and…
May 19, 2021May 21, 2021 Ashley Mickens
Sunrise, sterilize, sunset, repeat: Heat and sunshine work together to kill COVID-19
Hazards Human Health

Sunrise, sterilize, sunset, repeat: Heat and sunshine work together to kill COVID-19

Heat and UV radiation can kill COVID-19 viral particles on beaches, so taking a trip to the beach is a…
April 22, 2021April 20, 2021 Hannah Collins
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes in Seahorse Hormones
Biochemistry Biology Ecology Human Health Human impacts Pollution Toxicology

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes in Seahorse Hormones

While we already know that plastics are harmful to the environment, do you ever really think about how they can…
March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Cierra Braga
CRASH!: A Chemical Study of Sea Spray from Breaking Ocean Waves
Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Chemistry Human Health

CRASH!: A Chemical Study of Sea Spray from Breaking Ocean Waves

With every wave that crashes on the beach, little particles known as sea spray fly up into the air. Because…
January 25, 2021 Daniel Speer
How does mercury end up in our seafood? (Guest Post by Patricia Myer)
Chemistry Ecology Fisheries Human Health

How does mercury end up in our seafood? (Guest Post by Patricia Myer)

This is a guest post by Patricia Myer. Patricia is a third-year Chemical Oceanography PhD student at the University of…
September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Diana Fontaine
Human Health

Spinal Cord Regeneration as Told by Sea Lampreys

Sea lampreys can regenerate their spinal cords twice – a finding that can help us better understand the barriers humans…
June 17, 2020June 16, 2020 Rishya Narayanan
Let Marine Microbes Be Thy Medicine
Biochemistry Biodiversity Biological oceanography Human Health technology

Let Marine Microbes Be Thy Medicine

The deep sea is a treasure trove of disease-fighting compounds--and is even helping us in the fight against the novel…
May 9, 2020May 10, 2020 Emily Chua
Tough bugs below the waves?
Coastal Management Genetics Human Health Microbiology

Tough bugs below the waves?

Just as humans can build up tolerances to things we’re exposed to, so can bacteria. Introduce antibiotics to an ecosystem…
May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Andrea Schlunk
Biogeochemistry Book Review Climate Change Coastal Management Hazards Human Health Human impacts Plastic Pollution

Sunlight May Stimulate Breakdown of Ocean Plastic

A new study suggests that one form of plastic might not take as long to break down in the ocean…
October 25, 2019 Emily Chua
Sailing Solo: An alternative way to monitor harmful algal blooms
Coastal Management Fisheries Harmful Algal Bloom Human Health ocean engineering technology Toxicology

Sailing Solo: An alternative way to monitor harmful algal blooms

Have you ever heard about a harmful algal bloom? Do you know what causes them? Or how scientists monitor them?…
October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Diana Fontaine
SURFO SPECIAL: Flame retardants: Not as friendly as we like to think
Chemistry Hazards Human Health Toxicology Undergraduate Research

SURFO SPECIAL: Flame retardants: Not as friendly as we like to think

Jamillez Olmo Classen is a senior at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, majoring in Technology in Industrial Chemical…
September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 Diana Fontaine
Attacking Alzheimer’s: Medicinal marine microbes
Human Health

Attacking Alzheimer’s: Medicinal marine microbes

Alzheimer's disease is a serious brain condition that affects many elderly people. It is important to find new ways to…
September 19, 2018June 5, 2020 LeAundra Jeffs
Not So Organic Marine Snow
Biogeochemistry Biological oceanography deep sea Human Health Human impacts

Not So Organic Marine Snow

What happens when plastic pollution mixes into the ocean carbon cycle? Read to find out more about how plastic from…
June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 Melanie Feen
Snowmageddon: A lighthearted start to Marine Snow theme week
Biochemistry Biological oceanography deep sea Ecology Fisheries Harmful Algal Bloom Human Health Oysters Trophic Ecology

Snowmageddon: A lighthearted start to Marine Snow theme week

While the term “marine snow” may conjure images of an aquatic winter wonderland, some aspects of this phenomenon may not…
January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 Zak Kerrigan
Hazards Human Health Human impacts Pollution technology

BAD BOYZ 2.0. Emerging environmental contaminants

Our generation is facing environmental challenges not only from commonly-known contaminants, but also emerging ones, which have been lurking in…
June 23, 2017 Prabarna Ganguly
Coastal Management Human Health Human impacts Pollution Toxicology

Tarballs invading our coastlines: Ghosts of oil spills past

We live in a world that is torn between reliance on fossil fuels and renewable energy. Although we have made…
May 4, 2017May 3, 2017 Katherine Barrett
Atmospheric Science Climate Change Human Health Pollution

MARPOL-ling in the Right Direction

Posted by Steven Koch Research article: Zetterdahl, M., Jana Moldanov, J., Xiangyu Pei, X., Pathak, R. K., Demirdjian, B. (2016).…
March 6, 2017 Steven Koch

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