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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY - CORVALLIS
Citation:
Lackey, R. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY - CORVALLIS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/D-89/222 (NTIS PB90134297).
Description:
The Environmental Research Laboratory - Corvallis is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's - national research center for terrestrial and watershed ecology, aquatic ecoregions, and for the ecological effects of climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and atmospheric pollutants, including acid rain. aboratory research programs address several broad areas, including the ecological effects of airborne pollutants, such as ozone, acid rain, and air toxics; the effects of toxic chemicals on plants, animals, and ecosystems; the assessment and restoration of contaminated or degraded environments; the characterization and assessment of the vulnerability of ecological systems, such as wetlands, to human impacts; the use of aquatic ecoregions to develop biological criteria for assessing aquatic ecosystems; the ecological risks from the terrestrial release of bioengineered organisms and other biological control agents; and the ecological effects of global climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and loss of biological diversity.