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Grant: VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE

Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE

Amount

$275,000.00

Award Date

8/14/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) persist in the environment, undergo long-range atmospheric transport to polar regions, accumulate in biological tissues, biomagnify (increase in concentration with trophic level) in food webs, and cause adverse effects