Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
2797 University of Houston-Clear Lake (144685)
Principal Investigator: Guillen, George Joseph
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 50,000
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 1/22/21 - 5/31/24
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Environmental Science
Department, Center, School, or Institute: College of Science and Engineering
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Microplastics in the Galveston Bay Watershed: The Big Impacts of Tiny Pollution
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality/EPA Flow-Through
CFDA Link: EPA
66.456
Program Title:
EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys - Texas
CFDA Linked: National Estuary Program
Note:
The project seeks to 1) build general scientific literacy and environmental stewardship among Galveston Bay residents of all ages regarding microplastics; 2) increase public knowledge and utilization of the research capacity and conservation programs that exist throughout the Galveston Bay area; and 3) increase the knowledge base regarding the sources, distribution and potential impacts of microplastics within the Galveston Bay estuary. SAM 1.1.1. Previous Award List Number: 86694 Previous Award Determination Year-2021
Discussion: No discussion notes