Dr. Matthew Poach, research chemist and supervisor of the Ocean Acidification Laboratory at NOAA, Sandy Hook, will discuss the problems of increased ocean acidity levels at 6 p.m. on April 25 at Brookdale Community College (BCC), Lincroft. The meeting, open to the public, includes the BCC Environmental Club and students, the Jersey Shore (Monmouth) Sierra Group, and other environmental organizations.
Dr. Poach monitors the chemistry of the Hudson/Raritan and Barnegat Bay Estuaries, and the Mid-Atlantic Bight, with emphasis on nutrients and carbon chemistry. He also runs experiments on various analysis techniques of ocean acidification. Dr. Poach’s talk, part of BCC’s “Science Monday” environmental lectures, is held by BCC’s Environmental Club to encourage students to be involved in statewide and national debates on the importance of strong environmental protections. A pizza and subs buffet begins at 6 p.m. in Warner Student Life Center (SLC) Twin Lights Rooms I and II, and the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. If lot 7 is full, use parking lots 5 or 6. A campus map is at http://www.brookdalecc.edu/PDFFiles/MAPS/MAP_04_08.pdf