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May 14, 2013: SCCWRP scientists Steve Bay and Martha Sutula will be guest speakers at an upcoming workshop on water contaminants and pollution in the Newport Bay Watershed. Sponsored by the Newport Bay Conservancy and open to the public, the event will take place from 6:00 to 9:30 PM on May 22 at the Back Bay Science Center. It will bring together some of the area’s foremost scientific experts on water contamination as part of the Conservancy’s public education and research outreach program. Bay will give further details about contaminant impacts on water and sediment in estuaries and bays along the California coast, and Sutula will describe the effects of macroalgal blooms. Please check the program announcement for additional details and registration instructions.
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May 09, 2013: Dr. Marc Verhougstraete, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill will be giving a talk entitled "Microbial responses to land, environmental, and hydrologic factors" on May 31 at 11:00 AM at SCCWRP. This complements SCCWRP’s spring seminar series, which invites speakers from many different sectors and geographies to discuss recent science and management efforts with SCCWRP staff. All seminars are open to the public, and unless otherwise noted, held at 11:00 AM on Fridays in SCCWRP’s large conference room. For additional information about SCCWRP seminars, please contact Dr. Steve Weisberg.
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April 11, 2013: The Southern California Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (So Cal SETAC) will hold its Annual Meeting April 18–19 at Cabrillo Marina in San Pedro. The first day, SCCWRP scientists (Steve Bay, Ken Schiff, and Nathan Dodder) will help organize and present a short course on risk assessment of bioaccumulated contaminants and a complementary plenary session on the status of bioaccumulation in Southern California. The second day will include a variety of platform presentations. For additional details, please check the call for papers. Questions about the short course can be directed to Steve Bay.
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March 26, 2013: SCCWRP is requesting proposals for field sampling and laboratory analysis work in conjunction with the 2013 Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program. Bidders should inform Bryan Nece of their intent to submit a proposal by this Friday, March 29 via mail or email if possible. A bidders’ meeting will be held at SCCWRP at 11:00 AM on Friday to address any questions, and full proposals are due April 12. For more information, please visit SCCWRP’s RFP page or contact Bryan Nece.