Cocos Island, Guam: Passive water sampling to inform restoration efforts
"What is the size and shape of a license plate and will monitor the waters of Cocos Island for the presence of chemical contaminants? In September, a team of scientists will deploy a series of passive water samplers known as PEDs, short for polyethylene d...
An Assessment of Chemical Contaminants in the Waters Around Cocos Island, Guam Using Polyethylene Passive Water Samplers (NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 261)
This report summarizes the results from a project led by NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) with local partners, and with funding from NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). The objective was to characterize chemical contami...