S.C. Sea Grant Consortium

S.C. Sea Grant Publications

Environmental Health in a Changing Climate

This briefing book from the Our Coastal Future Forum program was designed as an overview of the science and issues around the effects of climate change on environmental health in South Carolina. Forum participants, members of the public, used it to gain an understanding of the topic for discussion.

The briefing book provides an explanation of South Carolina’s changing climate, and an overview of chemical and bacterial contaminants and their effects.