Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC)

7920 NW 71st Street
Gainesville, FL 32653
Phone: 352-378-8181
Fax: 352-378-4956
http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/

Samples of contaminants-related research at FISC:

Toxicology: Biomarkers, Tools and Methods

• Application of Biomarker Analytical Procedures to Field and Laboratory Studies Conducted by USGS, DOI and Government Clients

Toxicology: Aquatic Toxicity Information

• Ecological Risk Assessment of Toxic Substances in the South Florida Ecosystem: Wildlife Effects and Exposure Assessment - U.S. Geological Survey Greater Everglades Science Initiative (Place-Based Studies)
  
  
  • An Evaluation of Contaminant Exposures and Potential Effects on Health and Endocrine Status for Alligators in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem
    
    
  • Effects of Contaminants in Fish on the Glochidial Success and Survival of Juvenile Freshwater Mussels
    
    
  • Evaluation of Potential Reproductive Effects of Papermill Effluents in Mosquito Fish (Gambusia)
    
    
• Contaminant Effects on Biological and Ecological Resources - Ecotoxicology Program at the Gainesville Center

Contaminated Habitats: Mining, Metals, Mercury, and Energy Development

Mercury

• Cycling and Speciation of Mercury in the Food Chain of South Florida
  
  
• Aquatic Cycling of Mercury in the Everglades

• Lake Apopka Revisited: an Evaluation of Environmental Contaminants and Reproductive Anomalies in Alligators
  
  
• Environmental Assessment of Lake Mead. - USGS biologists provide science support to the National Park Service (NPS) administrating the environmental assessment of Lake Mead. To learn about the type of research USGS biologists are conducting in the area see "Lake Mead studies 1995-2001: Evidence of Reproductive Dysfunction in Fish Exposed to Pharmaceuticals and Health-Care Byproducts in Wastewater", an abstract of a presentation delivered at the USGS Science in Florida meeting, May 3-5, 2005, Orlando . Download the abstract (48.38 KB, PDF)
  
  
• Microcosm and Mesocosm Evaluation of the Bioaccumulation of Chlorinated Pesticides in the North Shore Restoration Areas