Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in passive samplers at seven coastal sites off West Maui, Hawaiʻi:

Abstract

which is an effort by the USGS to better understand the effects of geologic and oceanographic processes on coral reef systems in the United States and its trust territories. This project was funded by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Hawai'i Department of Health.Chris Gallagher and Nancy Prouty graciously helped with the semipermeable membrane device (SPMD) deployments and recovery. Peter Swarzenski and Miranda Baker contributed numerous excellent suggestions and a timely review of our work.