What is ARDs role in waste site cleanup?
The Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD) works with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and with state environmental agencies to help protect and restore NOAA’s trust resources. EPA and other regulatory agencies have long depended on our expertise in environmental assessment. ARD scientists accurately evaluate and portray the risk to aquatic organisms in order to protect these resources and people who eat seafood and use coastal areas. Specifically, the ARD scientists and a multidisciplinary team of technical experts help EPA and other lead cleanup agencies evaluate and reduce ecological risks by: • Providing information to EPA about sensitive habitats, fish, and other species that live, spawn, and feed in the affected area; • Describing contaminants of concern and the ways contaminants could reach natural resources; • Designing scientifically sound sampling strategies to describe the nature and extent of contamination and potential adverse effects; • Predicting and mea
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