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	Home Upcoming Events Institutions & Organizations People Bays & Estuaries Reefs, Banks & Islands Environmental Issues General Facts about the Gulf Exploration History Other Online Resources Electronic Books Mexican Coral Reef Species Checklist InfoHub Site Search:		Dr. R. Scott Carr Photo credit: Marion Nipper Dr. Carr is a marine ecotoxicologist with the US Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline, Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC), and is Station Leader at the Marine Ecotoxicology Research Station (MERS) in Corpus Christi, Texas. His research interests have focused on the sublethal responses of marine animals to pollutants, particularly those involving growth and reproductive processes. His recent research has focused on the development and application of the porewater toxicity testing approach for assessing the quality of marine and estuarine sediments. He has also been actively involved in the development and application of sediment quality guidelines. Dr. Carr has authored or co-authored more than 180 publications and technical reports, and has recently edited a book on porewater toxicity testing. Institution(s) / Organization(s): Marine Ecotoxicology Research Station (MERS), Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) Education: Ph.D. Biology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA, 1981 M.A. Marine Biology, California State University Long Beach, CA, USA, 1976 B.S. Biology, University of California-Irvine, CA, USA, 1974 Area of Expertise / Interest: Marine Ecotoxicology; Environmental Science; Ecological Indicators; Harmful Algal Blooms; Hypoxia; Oil and Gas Development; Pollution; Research Instrumentation Preferred Language:   English Mailing Address: USGS, MERS, TAMU-CC NRC, Ste. 3200, 6300 Ocean Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78412 USA Telephone: +1 361-825-3216 Fax: +1 361-825-3270 E-mail: scott.carr@tamucc.edu Home Page URL:   http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/mers/Carr.htm http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/Branches.aspx?BranchId=28 Links to Projects or Publications: Impact of Storm Water Outfalls on Sediment Quality in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas Sediment Ecological Risk Study in Calcasieu Estuary, Louisiana Sediment Porewater Toxicity Assessment Studies in the Vicinity of Offshore Oil and Gas Production Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico Sediment Porewater Toxicity Test Survey and Phase I Sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluation Studies in Lavaca Bay, Texas - an Estuarine Superfund Site Sediment Quality Triad Assessment Survey in the Galveston Bay Texas System Toxicity Testing of Sediments from the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico Field Validation of General Methodology for Evaluating Narcosis Toxicity using Sediment Profile Imaging, Passive Samplers and Toxicity Testing Keywords:   Marine pollution, Contaminant, Ecotoxicology, Sediment, Pore water toxicity testing
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