In the United States, there is a standing Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (SOST), that reports to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability (CENRS), both of which are part of the US White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).  The SOST is the lead interagency entity for US Federal coordination on ocean science and technology. The topic of Oceans and Human Health has been an important one for the US Federal agencies.  The SOST is currently working on a new 10-year ocean research plan, tentatively titled “Ocean Research and Technology in the Coming Decade”. In this talk I will provide updates on recent SOST reports that are relevant to research on emerging environmental contaminants in the marine environment, and highlight the parts of the new 10-year research prospectus that are most important to emerging environmental contaminants in the oceans.  I will also provide examples of recent awards made by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) in the area of ocean environmental contaminants.<br/>

Emerging environmental contaminants in the oceans: An overview of SOST priorities and US NSF investments

254th National Meeting (2017)

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