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What Is MERA?
MERA is a beach water quality project that seeks to consider human behavior, water quality, and human health in an effort to improve beach management and protect public health.
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Scientists from Southern Methodist University, the University of South Florida, and Biological Consulting Services, INC. work in collaboration with Costa Rican institutions, Universities, and non-governmental, non-profit organizations in Costa Rica to study a popular tourist beach between 2017 and 2022.
The MERA project, funded by the National Science Foundation from 2017 - 2019,is an innovative, beach water quality investigation that considers human behavior, water pollution, and risk of illness. Our goal is to improve beach management and protect public health in Costa Rica, other tropical regions, and throughout the world.Scientists from the University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University and Biological Consulting Services, INC. are working in collaboration with Costa Rican institutions, universities, and non-governmental, non-profit organizations. Visit MERA at http://mera.marine.usf.edu/. For more information on this project, click here.
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