Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
428 Texas State University (142316)
Principal Investigator: Dr Jessica Dutton
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 497,818
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): Yes
Start and End Dates: 3/1/23 - 2/28/26
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: LIFE SCIENCES BIOLOG
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Biology
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Sediment mercury concentrations in the Closed Area of Lavaca Bay and the risk to
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust .
Program Title: none
Note:
The awarded funds will investigate how sediment Hg concentrations vary with depth throughout the proposed dredging area and undertake lab-based toxicity and bioaccumulation experiments to determine whether the Hg-rich sediment is toxic to benthic organisms. SAM 1.1.1
Discussion: No discussion notes