SCCWRP in February will present the preliminary findings of a microbial source tracking study intended to gauge the relative degradation rates of pathogens, fecal indicator bacteria and source-associated markers in … More
Archive for January, 2016
Water-quality model calibrated for Santa Margarita River estuary
SCCWRP and its partners have completed calibrating a new water-quality model that will be used to study nutrient loading in the Santa Margarita River estuary in northern San Diego County. … More
SCCWRP, partners seeking comments on framework for assessing nutrient overenrichment in S.F. Bay
SCCWRP and its partners are seeking public comment on a draft of a scientific assessment framework that will be used for assessing the effects of nutrient overenrichment in San Francisco … More
Likely causes of cyanobacterial blooms, nuisance vegetation in Bay Delta chronicled in new reports
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a comprehensive review of the likely causes of cyanobacterial blooms and nuisance vegetation in the San Francisco Bay Delta, concluding that nutrient loading likely … More
SCCWRP working to adapt passive sampling technology to monitor CECs in sediment
SCCWRP in January launched a two-year effort to adapt commercially available passive sampling devices to measure the freely dissolved concentration (Cfree) of CECs in sediment. Passive sampling devices consist of … More
SCCWRP-developed sediment bioaccumulation model being tested in L.A./Long Beach Harbors
SCCWRP and the Harbor Technical Work Group, which is working to address a TMDL (total maximum daily load) in Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, launched an effort in November … More
San Diego Bay bioaccumulation study working to quantify DDTs, PCBs
SCCWRP and its partners in December began analyzing and interpreting data collected from more than 300 San Diego Bay sediment and animal-tissue samples as part of a two-year study that … More
Draft study plan released for planned Marina del Rey copper bioavailability study
SCCWRP in January released a draft study plan for an upcoming Marina del Rey Harbor study that will seek to measure the influence of harbor water characteristics and environmental variations … More
Sediment stressor identification study launched in Marina del Rey
SCCWRP in late January kicked off a study that seeks to determine the cause of sediment toxicity and benthic community impairment in Marina del Rey Harbor. The study involves using … More
SCCWRP hosts kickoff meeting to develop statewide algae assessment program
SCCWRP hosted a day-long kickoff meeting with state, federal and local agencies in January to begin developing a statewide freshwater bioassessment program that uses algae as the indicator of waterbody … More