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The scope of the multidisciplinary, collaborative research conducted by faculty and graduate student researchers at LSU’s School of the Coast & Environment is worldwide. Projects range from the coastal zone of Louisiana; to the Alaminos canyon, 8,000’ deep in the Gulf of Mexico; to the canals of Venice; to the chemical corridor of Baton Rouge. SC&E’s researchers brought in more than $10 million in state and federal research grants & contracts in FY 2004–05. |
Within the School of the Coast and Environment are a number of research areas that bring together faculty and researchers whose work focuses on special areas of interest. Most of the faculty in these areas are also associated with two of SC&E’s academic departments. SC&E’s research areas include: Within the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences are four research areas: Associated with the Coastal Studies Institute are:
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Topics of research and public service in SC&E’s Department of Environmental Sciences include bioremediation, environmental and human health toxicology, assessment of mutagens, risk assessment of air and water pollution, chemical hazard assessment of chemical and oil spills, instrument development for on-site monitoring, management and protection of environmental resources, social impacts of environmental practice, and environmental policy analysis and development. The Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences emphasizes the physical, chemical, ecological, geological, and meteorological aspects of ocean systems and coastal environments, including shallow–water, nearshore, estuarine, and wetlands. 
SC&E’s Research Areas 
