A technical advisory committee in December is scheduled to review the draft workplan for a study examining whether existing regulatory targets for dissolved copper in Marina del Rey Harbor … More
Archive for November, 2018
Field sampling completed for study probing origins of sediment contaminants that bioaccumulate in fish
SCCWRP and its partners in October completed the second and final round of field sampling for a study investigating whether legacy contaminants found in the tissue of San Diego Bay … More
Study to explore potentially cheaper, more precise methods for quantifying cyanotoxins in lakes, streams
SCCWRP and its partners have launched a three-year study to evaluate potentially cheaper, more precise sampling and analysis methods for tracking cyanotoxin levels in streams and lakes in the Los … More
Study launched to determine possible link between Mexican treatment plant and fecal contamination at Imperial Beach
SCCWRP and its partners have initiated a year-long study to investigate whether fecal contamination at Imperial Beach near the U.S.-Mexico border can be linked to primary-treated effluent being released into … More
Field sampling completed for Bight ’18 Sediment Quality element
Participants of the Southern California Bight 2018 Regional Monitoring Program’s Sediment Quality element have finished collecting seafloor sediment samples from about 400 sites across the Southern California Bight. The field … More
Bight ’18 HABs element developing method to track impacts of cyanotoxins in coastal waters
The Harmful Algal Blooms element of the Southern California Bight 2018 Regional Monitoring Program has begun working to develop an assessment method for tracking the ecological impacts of freshwater cyanotoxins … More
Bight ’18 Microbiology element initiates lab training for coliphage-based water-quality monitoring method
Participants of the Southern California Bight 2018 Regional Monitoring Program’s Microbiology element have begun laboratory training for a study that will evaluate the relevance and reliability of using coliphage viruses … More