Scientists and coastal managers from across the West Coast began laying the groundwork for the development of ecologically relevant criteria for coastal ocean acidification during a two-day workshop in October … More
Archive for October, 2016
Bioaccumulation study informs health risks from sediment
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a comprehensive investigation into how sediment contamination is transferred through Southern California marine food webs, a study that has enabled scientists to close key … 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
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
Sampling completed for L.A.-area evaluation of bioassay effectiveness for CEC screening
SCCWRP and its partners have completed sampling of river water in the Los Angeles region for a study assessing the effectiveness of cell-based bioassays to screen for CECs. Water samples … More
Sediment toxicity database expanded to improve availability of high-quality data
SCCWRP, in association with the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), has completed a major expansion of a publicly accessible database designed to improve environmental managers’ access to high-quality … More
Marina del Rey stressor identification rules out possible causes of degraded sediment quality
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
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