Maine Environmental Research Institute conducts marine mammal research and educational programs

Biodiversity Research Institute studies mercury and other toxic chemicals in birds and other organism

Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land and Water

Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment

LEARN

Manage lawns and gardens in a more environmentally sustainable way: Educational programs such as Maine Board of Pesticide Control's Yardscaping Program, Friends of Casco Bay's Bayscaping Program, and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Lakesmart Program teach and promote the reduction of toxic chemical use and other environmentally friendly techniques for maintaining an attractive landscape.

Maine Department of Health and Human Services fish consumption advisories and technical reports

Businesses can learn to reduce releases of toxic chemicals: Brightwork: A Best Management Practices Manual for Maine's Boatyards and Marinas

Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses

Maine Coastline: News from the Maine Coastal Program, Spring 2007, Toxic Pollution Along Maine's Coast

The Gulf of Maine Times, a project of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment's Public Education and Participation Committee

Gulf of Maine Times, Summer 2007, Toxins in Casco Bay: Stubborn pollution remains

Gulfwatch Fact Sheet: Monitoring Chemical Contaminants in Gulf of Maine Coastal Waters

9-Year Review of Gulfwatch in the Gulf of Maine:  Trends in tissue contaminant levels in the blue mussel, Mitilus Edulis 1993-2001

Concentrations of  Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surficial Sediments of the Fore River and Portland Harbor, Maine: A Report to the Natural Resource Damage Trustees, Agreement Number: 604195, March 2005, Friends of Casco Bay.,