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Metabolic disruption due to contaminant exposure (Characterizing the toxicity...
This is an ongoing series of studies to examine the toxicity of various common contaminants that have the potential to affect metabolic homeostasis in salmon. We have completed... -
DWH damage assessment on marine species (Toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons (...
The Ecotox Program is at the forefront, nationally and internationally, of targeted research to characterize the impacts of petroleum hydrocarbons on NOAA trust resources,... -
Population Models (Impacts of urban runoff (toxic stormwater) on salmon and t...
The Ecotox Program is at the forefront of research to understand the impacts of toxic stormwater runoff on NOAA trust resources, including salmon that spawn in urban and... -
Zebrafish gene expression, histology, blood domoic acid level, and behavioral...
The potential impacts of chronic algal toxin exposure have long been a concern. One HAB toxin, domoic acid (DA), is a potent neurotoxin that interacts with the vertebrate... -
Coho stormwater tank experiment (Determining effects of toxics on salmon fres...
1) The purpose of this project is to examine how a variety of contaminants (urban stormwater, legacy compounds, pesticides, etc.) affect the growth and behavior of juvenile... -
Fire retardants 259F and 95A (Investigation of the toxicity of long-term fire...
We are examining the sub-lethal and lethal (acute toxicity) effects of the fire retardants PHOS-CHEK LC-95A and 259F on stream-type Chinook salmon that were exposed as yearlings... -
CBOS damage assessment on Pacific herring (Toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons...
The Ecotox Program is at the forefront, nationally and internationally, of targeted research to characterize the impacts of petroleum hydrocarbons on NOAA trust resources,... -
Risk of PAHs on salmon (Assessing mechanisms of immunotoxicity for polycyclic...
Juvenile rainbow trout were fed a diet containing an environmentally relevant mixture of 10 high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at a dose of 0.66 or... -
Water Analyses (Neurobehavioral impacts of copper on juvenile salmon)
Research support for various aspects of NOAA (NWR, HQ Office of Protected Resources, NOS Coastal Services Center) for copper related to the harmful impacts of urban stormwater... -
Contaminants in Portland Harbor area chinook salmon (Portland Harbor Natural ...
1) The purpose of this project is to assist the Portland Harbor Natural Resources Trustee Council in determining injury to fish at the Portland Harbor Superfund site as a result... -
Environmental Quality Guidelines and results of species sensitivity analyses ...
Development of threshold values to be used for protecting aquatic species against adverse effects. This is accomplished through original research, literature review, and... -
PAH threshold analyses for marine and estuarine fish (Portland Harbor Natural...
1) The purpose of this project is to assist the Portland Harbor Natural Resources Trustee Council in determining injury to fish at the Portland Harbor Superfund site as a result... -
Enzyme activity (Evaluating the impacts of pesticides on ESA-listed salmon an...
Long-running science support for the agency (Office of Protected Resources, others) related to the use of modern pesticides throughout the United States as a limiting factor for... -
PBDEs in salmon - disease, immune function, thyroid function (Effects of emer...
Chinook salmon are critical species in the Puget Sound pelagic food web. Puget Sound Chinook are accumulating polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), contaminants of emerging... -
Behavioral observations (Neurobehavioral impacts of copper on juvenile salmon)
Research support for various aspects of NOAA (NWR, HQ Office of Protected Resources, NOS Coastal Services Center) for copper related to the harmful impacts of urban stormwater... -
Mirror Lake contaminanats (Lower Columbia River Restoration Action Effectiven...
1) The purpose of this project is to measure changes in juvenile salmon habitat occurrence and health following restoration activities at the Mirror Lake Complex and Horsetail... -
Electro-olfactograms (Neurobehavioral impacts of copper on juvenile salmon)
Research support for various aspects of NOAA (NWR, HQ Office of Protected Resources, NOS Coastal Services Center) for copper related to the harmful impacts of urban stormwater... -
Aquatic invasive species (Toxicity of several currently approved Class A wild...
The purpose of this project is to investigate the toxic effects of four wildland firefighting foams on Myxobolus cerebralis, the causative agent of Whirling Disease. M.... -
Enzyme activity (Evaluating the impacts of pesticides on ESA-listed salmon an...
Long-running science support for the agency (Office of Protected Resources, others) related to the use of modern pesticides throughout the United States as a limiting factor for... -
Toxicity testing (Stormwater mitigation effectiveness)
Numerous low impact development (LID; green infrastructure) technologies are being developed and implemented to reduce the impacts of toxic stormwater runoff on aquatic...