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CBL Aquatic Toxicologist Carys Mitchelmore Informing Policymakers about Dispersants and the Gulf Oil Spill

June 10, 2010
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory scientist Dr. Carys Mitchelmore has played an active role in the public discussion after the Deepwater Horizon explosion by providing expert testimony at several Congressional hearings and through the media.

Horn Point Laboratory Scientists to Study Oil Spill Effects in Gulf of Mexico

June 8, 2010
A team of scientists from the Horn Point Laboratory will be traveling to the Gulf of Mexico later this summer to study the potential effects of the gulf oil spill on plankton and fish communities in the northern Gulf.

UMCES Scientists Respond to Gulf Oil Spill

May 26, 2010
Since the explosion of the oil rig Deepwater Horizon, researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science are playing an active role in determining long-term damage to the ecosystem and providing science-based analysis to policymakers and natural resource managers working to minimize the impact of this environmental tragedy.

Chesapeake Bay Health Report Card Shows Broad Improvements in 2009

May 18, 2010
Ecological conditions in the Chesapeake Bay in 2009 received a “C” from UMCES researchers in their annual Chesapeake Bay Health Report Card.

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