Gunnar Lauenstein

"... 140 chemicals from 1986 to 2005 in coastal areas and estuaries of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the East and West coasts, the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes. Gunnar Lauenstein, an oceanographer who is the lead scientist of the program, said the levels are continuing to decrease. “Different regions have different stories," Lauenstein said, with some contaminants increasing in some regions. But, Lauenstein said, “when you look at all the numbers and evaluate them statistically, it shows that on a national basis, concentrations are going down." The pesticide DDT shows significant decreasing trends ..."

"... levels of pesticides and industrial chemicals are generally decreasing. The Mussel Watch program of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration examined levels of 140 chemicals from 1986 to 2005. Gunnar Lauenstein, an oceanographer who's the lead scientist of thc program, said the levels are continuing to decrease. many years after environmental laws wero enacted ln the "Different regions llave different stories," ..."

"... Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the East and West coasts, the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes. Mussel Watch is flie longest continuous contaminant monitoring program in coastal waters. Gunnar Lauenstein, an oceanographer who's the lead scientist of the program, sald the levels are continuing to decrease, many years after environmental laws were enacted bi the CREATIVE Wi THE POOI TEAM ..."