SCCWRP has launched a two-year statewide effort to ensure that laboratories conducting a toxicity test commonly used to monitor the water quality of wastewater and stormwater discharges are producing consistently … More
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Study illustrates power of non-targeted analysis to help identify toxic chemicals
A team of researchers that includes SCCWRP has completed a high-profile, first-of-its-kind case study demonstrating how to use an analytical method known as non-targeted chemical analysis to help identify specific … More
Bight ’18 finds local sportfish within ‘safe to eat’ thresholds
Contamination levels in the tissues of commonly caught Southern California sportfish were found to be within “safe to eat” thresholds for consumption at least once a week during the Southern … More
Two Bight ’18 Sediment Quality reports nearing completion
The Southern California Bight 2018 Regional Monitoring Program is preparing to publish the third volume of its Sediment Quality assessment reports by the end of the year, with a fourth … More
Monitoring framework drafted for assessing health of estuaries statewide
SCCWRP and its partners have developed a proposed statewide monitoring framework for assessing the health of California’s coastal estuaries, including two dozen estuarine Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The draft framework, … More
Study to build foundational understanding of microplastics pollution in two major rivers
SCCWRP and its partners are initiating a three-year study to identify the levels, types and distribution of microplastics in two major Southern California rivers – part of a broader effort … More
Effort to link bioassays to biological impacts in fish expands to San Gabriel River
SCCWRP and its partners have expanded their effort to understand how bioanalytical cell screening technology can be used to provide early evidence that chemical contaminants in river water are potentially … More
Bight discharge data set significantly expanded to support acidification modeling effort
A team of researchers that developed a computer model to predict how the Southern California Bight will be affected by ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) has significantly expanded and updated … More
Effort underway to develop a computer model for predicting toxin-producing marine algal blooms
Researchers have completed the first phase of development of a computer model that predicts when and where toxins produced by a common type of marine algal bloom can be expected … More
HABs sampling effort targets Labor Day cyanotoxin levels in L.A.-area lakes
SCCWRP has completed the first phase of sampling for a three-year study examining algal toxin levels in Los Angeles-area lakes surrounding the Labor Day holiday, when recreational use of the … More