SCCWRP and its partners have ruled out some potential causes of degraded sediment quality in Marina del Rey Harbor, part of an ongoing stressor identification study aimed at understanding why … More
Archive for October, 2016
Year 1 field sampling wraps up for developing intermittent stream bioindicators
SCCWRP and its partners have completed Year 1 of field sampling for a study investigating the feasibility of using terrestrial arthropods, riparian insects and bryophytes (e.g., mosses) to assess the … More
Workshop highlights need for improved science to manage ‘climate-ready’ bar-built estuaries
SCCWRP in September helped kick-start a wide-ranging discussion with California water-quality and natural resource managers about how to more effectively manage a common type of coastal estuary known as a … More
Virtual-reality simulation to enable exploration of changing environmental conditions in Tijuana estuary
SCCWRP has teamed up with the geospatial software firm Esri to create a computer game-like re-creation of the Tijuana River estuary that will enable users to travel through the habitat … More
Prototype image processing system could provide early warnings for HAB events
SCCWRP has partnered with Ohio’s NASA Glenn Research Center and Wright State University to build a prototype computer system that can autonomously analyze aerial photos of water bodies susceptible to … More
Summer sampling completed to support health risk modeling study
SCCWRP and its partners have completed an initial round of sampling at Inner Cabrillo Beach for a study that aims to ascertain whether high fecal indicator levels at the Los … More
Study to investigate whether antibiotic resistance bacteria, genes being discharged in wastewater effluent
SCCWRP is collaborating with its member agencies to design a study examining whether viable antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the genetic material that codes for antibiotic resistance are being discharged into the … More
Analysis of ocean acidification conditions across Bight wraps up
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a synoptic analysis of ocean acidification conditions across the Southern California Bight continental shelf, the first phase of a multi-part Bight ’13 study documenting … More
SCCWRP assembles expert panel to help set eutrophication indicator ranges for California streams
SCCWRP has assembled a 16-member panel of experts to place stream sites across California into different classes based on the ecological health of their algae and bottom-dwelling macroinvertebrate communities, a … More
Year 2 sampling of toxic algae wraps up for 2 recreational lakes
SCCWRP and its partners have finished the second year of sampling in two Riverside County lakes for a study chronicling the proliferation of toxic algae through the bloom season. During … More