In Charleston, SC, the Center is located in and operates the 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. The research
policy of the HML is governed by an Executive Board made up of an executive representative
from each of the partners. During June, 2008 the Executive Board held a retreat
to recommit to the partnership, acknowledge the laboratory's accomplishments and
agree to a collective future direction. The Futures Report summarizes the outcomes
of the retreat.
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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
Dr. Jeff King 843-762-8989
Center for Human Health Risk and Hollings Marine Laboratory accomplishments
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