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NATIONAL STATUS & TRENDS PROGRAM
Integrated Response to Hurricane Katrina
Partners in Response
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are coordinating an environmental impact assessment of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in coastal waters throughout the affected region. This website describes activities related to NOAA's National Status and trends Program; however, it is important to clarify that this is just one component to a much larger effort. To learn more about the response components, you can download this document. By integrating response activities conducted aboard the EPA's OSV Bold, NOAA's R/V Nancy Foster, FDA small boat teams and numerous field activities in the shallow nearshore and wetland environments, this effort will characterize the magnitude and extent of coastal contamination and ecological effects resulting from this unprecedented storm. Efforts are currently underway to assess coastal ecosystems, biological condition, fisheries, water quality, sediment quality, seafood safety, and human-health risks in coastal ecosystems of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
TDI Brooks International, Inc. ›
1902 Pinon, College Station, TX 77845
Phone: (979) 693-3446
Fax: (979) 693-6389
Principal Contact: Dr. Roger Fay
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NOAA/NCCOS/Center
for Coastal Environmental Health & Biomolecular Research ›
219 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston, S.C. 29412-9110
Phone: (843) 762-8511
Fax: (843) 762-8700
Principal Contact: Dr. Mike Fulton
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US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) ›
Gulf Ecology Division Laboratory
One Sabine Island Drive
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
(850) 934-9200
Fax: (850) 934-9201
US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) ›
Chemical Hazards Research Unit
Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory
Principal Contact: Dr. Robert Dickey
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US Geological Survey (USGS)›
National Water Quality Assessment Program
Principal Contact: Donna Meyers
e-mail
Louisiana Universities
Marine Consortium (LUMCON) ›
8124 Hwy. 56
Chauvin, LA 70344
Phone: (985) 851-2800
Fax: (985) 851-2874