An independent panel of scientific experts has begun reviewing a set of modeling tools that predicts the ecological consequences of intensifying ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) in California coastal waters … More
Articles by: Emily Lau
Pair of studies evaluates seaweed farming’s potential to remove carbon dioxide from coastal waters
SCCWRP and its partners have published a pair of studies exploring how seaweed farming could be used to remove dissolved carbon dioxide directly from coastal waters – a potential management … More
Study launched to evaluate collection methods for microplastics in drinking water
SCCWRP and its partners have launched a study comparing the performance of two methods for collecting drinking water samples in preparation for measuring their microplastics content – a key step … More
Study reassesses sediment contamination at Palos Verdes Superfund site completed
SCCWRP has completed a follow-up study assessing the state of sediment contamination along the Palos Verdes shelf a decade after completing the Superfund site’s last ecological condition assessment. The study, … More
Fish consumption survey to inform L.A. Regional Board deliberations about potential new beneficial use designation for urban lakes
SCCWRP has launched a two-year study to inform deliberations by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board about whether one or more urban lakes in Los Angeles County should … More
Lab accreditation agencies trained on bioassay methods for fish
Assessors who accredit environmental laboratories in California received training in testing requirements and data quality issues associated with a suite of commonly used fish bioassay toxicity tests during a three-day … More
Modeling work underway for study probing relationship between HF183 and illness risk
SCCWRP and its partners have begun working to model the levels at which exposure to the fecal contamination marker HF183 in wet-weather runoff is associated with increased illness risks for … More
Study working to estimate what portion of human fecal contamination in San Diego waterways attributable to public sewers
SCCWRP and its partners have begun working to estimate what portion of human fecal contamination in the San Diego River watershed can be attributed to raw wastewater exfiltrating from public … More
Additional monitoring added to study quantifying benefits of replacing turf lawns
SCCWRP and the County of San Diego have added an additional year of monitoring to a study seeking to quantify the runoff reduction benefits of replacing residential grass with drought-tolerant … More
SCCWRP exploring how to integrate coastal estuary monitoring with California State Parks
SCCWRP has begun exploring how to integrate a suite of newly developed tools for monitoring the health of coastal estuaries into California State Parks’ estuarine monitoring and management programs. During … More