Updates
Electronic Waste – An emerging Threat to our Marine Environment
By Guischard Charles, Information Officer – Digital Content Specialist In the aftermath of the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring the dreadful...
Why should we be concerned about Nutrient Pollution?
by Yasim Edoo, Associate ProfessionalInstitute of Marine Affairs Many countries around the world are susceptible to different types of pollution. The...
CAN YOU LIVE PLASTICS FREE?
By Aleisha Dennie, Research Staff Institute of Marine Affairs It is said that human beings have a complex relationship with our...
What Do We Do
The Environmental Quality Programme (EQP) conducts research to determine water, sediment, biota quality in the coastal and marine environment. This includes monitoring of pollutants such as nutrients, heavy metals, bacteria, and hydrocarbons. Data generated from these tests provide information on the effectiveness of pollution reduction strategies and mitigation control, and assist in the interpretation of pollutant effects on natural systems by identifying possible sources, and impacts such as bioaccumulation and eutrophication.
Our Projects
Our Publications
A Survey of Bacteriological water quality at the coastline from Bonasse to Fullerton
Coastal Conservation Project: An Assessment of the Coral Reefs of Tobago
Final Report: The investigation and fingerprinting analysis of an oil spill in the Gulf of Paria
Heavy metal distribution in coastal sediments of Trinidad and Tobago
Department Members
Darryl Banjo
Senior Research Officer (Chemistry)
Christine Bullock
Senior Research Officer (Mircobiology)
Wendy Nelson
Research Officer (Chemistry / Trace Metals)
Sheldon Ramoutar
Research Officer (Microbiology)
Sheldon Ramoutar
Research Officer (Microbiology)
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