Government of Canada Invests More Than $7.3 Million in Research on Oil Spill Response Measures and the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program in Newfoundland and Labrador
September 6, 2019
Government of Canada is investing over $5.5 million in six research initiatives at Memorial University of Newfoundland to help improve protocols and decision-making that will minimize the environmental impacts of oil spills. In addition, more than $1.8 million is being invested in 10 marine environmental data collection initiatives led by seven partner organizations in Placentia Bay. Together, these investments will support the employment of approximately 67 individuals by project partners.
Among the six research initiatives, four of them are under the direction of NRPOP.
“The MPRI program presents an exceptional opportunity to boost our research, train our students, expand our partnerships and grow our impacts in Canada and worldwide,” said Dr. Bing Chen, Director of Northern Persistent Organic Pollution Control Lab and Professor in Civil Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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