Project pages for Hawaii

Quantification and Characterization of Plastic Additives

Ocean Color

Ocean color radiometry provides essential information about phytoplankton concentration and dissolved organic matter, and hence about primary productivity

Graphic depicting the complexity of reclaimed and recaptured plastics. Textiles (arm chair, t-shirt, and spool of yarn), plastic containers (jug, rectangular food containers, and bag), and gaoline pump - along with chemical structures surround a globe with the bottom half covered with three buildings and half of a mechanical gear.

Recaptured and Reclaimed Plastic Measurements

Plastics have undoubtedly brought numerous benefits to society, but the recapturing and reclaiming of plastic materials faces technological and measurement

Photo montage with images of a sea turtle, sea lion, whale, and dolphins.

Pacific Marine Mammal Health Assessments (PMMHA)

Marine mammals have been protected in the United States since 1972 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The U.S. Pacific Islands and surrounding

Close up picture of green sea turtle swimming over rocky reef

Biological and Environmental Monitoring and Archival of Sea Turtle Tissues (BEMAST)

BEMAST is a long-term biobanking project of the NIST Biorepository. Biological samples from sea turtles are collected, cryogenically (≤ -150 °C) stored, and

Map of the Hawaiian islands showing outlines and major cities of the islands.

NIST U.S. Pacific Islands Program

The NIST U.S. Pacific Islands Program initiated FY 2010 is using the measurement and specimen banking expertise and capabilities of NIST personnel and

Seabird Tissue Archival and Monitoring Project (STAMP)

In 1999, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS-AMNWR), the U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resources Division

Projects from Hawaii