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Chitosan Porites lobata growth and water quality data

Published by U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Metadata Last Checked: August 02, 2025 | Last Modified: 2024-05-09
This dataset includes data for tissue surface area, calcification, and water quality (turbidity and PAR) for an experiment that exposed the stony coral, Porites lobata, to the flocculant, chitosan. This dataset is associated with the following publications: Hankins, C., K. McDaniel, A. Glahn, D. Lasseigne, and J. Slay. Chitosan has the potential to improve water quality without negative effects on the stony coral, Porites lobata. Presented at SETAC North America 45th Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 10/20/2024 - 10/24/2024. Hankins, C., K. McDaniel, A. Glahn, D. Lasseigne, and J. Slay. Chitosan has the potential to improve water quality without negative effects on the coral, Porites lobata. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 380: 124964, (2025). Hankins, C. Chitosan Has Potential to Improve Water Quality in West Maui without Negative Effects on the Coral, Porites lobata. Presented at Presentation to Maui Community, Maalaea, HI, USA, 03/18/2024 - 03/22/2024.

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