As old chemicals are taken out of use, new ones pop up. Often we don't know if the new substitutes will harm the ecosystem. |
The issue is to understand how pollutants are transferred through the ocean food web to consumers, both humans and animals. Until we understand this, we can't start to say how to mitigate pollutants in the ocean. |
This approach allows you to go where mere field observation would fail you. We're filling in the pieces of a puzzle. |