In Charleston, SC, the Center is located in and operates Hollings
Marine Laboratory (HML). HML is operated under a Joint Project Agreement signed
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the
College of Charleston, and the Medical University of South Carolina.
Research at HML brings basic, applied, and medical researchers together to identify
and understand factors that affect the health of coastal ecosystems and the humans
who live in or visit the coastal zone. The science focus of the Center and HML is
to develop technology to identify and evaluate linkages between coastal development,
the condition of the marine ecosystems, and public health and well-being. To accomplish
this goal the HML is developing new methods and approaches that enhance the Nation's
capacity to identify and characterize chemical and microbial threats to coastal
ecosystems and human health and to evaluate the responses of marine organisms and
ecosystems to coastal development.
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In addition to the Center, NOAA also supports the Center of Excellence in Oceans
and Human Health at HML(OHH). OHH is developing new methods and approaches to evaluate
linkages between ecological process and human health and well-being. These projects
seek to answer the questions Can we safely eat the seafood? Swim in the water? Walk
along shore? Live, work and play nearby? Learn more »
Management
Acting Director
Geoff Scott 843-762-8811
Acting Deputy Director
Susan White 843-762-8811
Center for Human Health Risk and Hollings Marine Laboratory accomplishments
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