SCCWRP and Orange County Public Works have deployed a set of low-cost, prototype field sensors into Orange County storm drains as part of a pilot project aiming to automate the … More
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Bight ’23 field sampling underway to evaluate sediment quality
The 2023 cycle of the Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program has kicked off field sampling of coastal seafloor sediment to evaluate the chemical, toxicological and biological health of Southern … More
Bight ’23 using newly standardized methods to analyze microplastics in sediment and shellfish
The Trash and Microplastics study element of the Southern California Bight 2023 Regional Monitoring Program is leveraging newly standardized methods for collecting and measuring microplastic particles to conduct a regional … More
Study shows more than 77% of Southern California’s coastal stream kilometers contains trash
The Southern California Bight 2018 Regional Monitoring Program has published the findings of a regional survey of trash in aquatic environments that concluded that 77% of Southern California’s 4,600 miles … More
Final intercalibration exercise completed for Ceriodaphnia dubia toxicity testing study
A SCCWRP-led study probing the sources of inconsistent results produced by California-accredited laboratories that use a toxicity test commonly used to evaluate discharge water quality has completed its second and … More
Mechanistic study to open stormwater BMP ‘black box’
SCCWRP and its partners have launched a three-year study to characterize the mechanistic inner processes by which a ubiquitous class of stormwater BMPs (best management practices) removes common types of stormwater … More
Rapid-response HABs monitoring effort to help illuminate how toxin-producing blooms affect marine mammals
SCCWRP and its partners have helped mobilize and coordinate a rapid-response effort to collect offshore field sampling data on toxin-producing harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Southern California coastal waters, following … More
Coastal managers chart path forward for promoting optimized restoration and assessment of eelgrass beds
The eelgrass habitat suitability model – described in a SCCWRP technical report published in July – will consist of a mechanistic model for predicting eelgrass growth along Southern California’s coast. … More
Evaluation of carbon dioxide removal technology to shed light on possible solution for climate change
SCCWRP and its partners have begun working to evaluate the effectiveness of a technology designed to remove dissolved carbon dioxide directly from coastal waters – an investigation that will shed … More
Experts help guide development of acidification assessment approach for Oregon
A West Coast technical advisory committee that was convened last year to guide the State of Oregon in developing a standardized approach for assessing the effects of ocean acidification on … More