SCCWRP and its partners are kicking off a six-month effort to validate two new laboratory methods for measuring a range of pesticides in aquatic samples, which will help pave the … More
Articles by: Emily Lau
Lab accreditation assessors trained on PFAS measurement methods during 3-day workshop
Assessors who accredit environmental laboratories in California received training on how to measure per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and environmental matrices during a three-day workshop co-presented by … More
Workshop teaches end users how to screen water samples using bioanalytical cell assays
SCCWRP trained California’s water-quality management community in how to use bioanalytical cell assays to screen water samples for bioactive contaminants during a day-long workshop in June – part of an … More
SMC lab intercalibration completed to ensure high-quality chemistry analyses for stormwater monitoring
The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) has completed the fourth iteration of a periodic intercalibration exercise originally started in 2003 to ensure that laboratories performing routine chemistry analyses on … More
SMC study probing relationship between HF183 and illness risk nearing completion
The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) is nearing completion on a three-year study probing the relationship between levels of the fecal contamination marker HF183 in wet-weather runoff and the … More
Initial dry-weather sampling completed for study investigating BMPs’ potential to remove microplastics in runoff
SCCWRP and its partners have completed an initial round of dry-weather sampling of the engineered media inside six biofiltration BMPs (best management practices) as part of an ongoing study investigating … More
Tool for rating BMP performance developed for L.A. County
SCCWRP and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works have developed an index scoring tool that rates the overall performance of various structural stormwater BMPs (best management practices) based … More
Bight ’23 study assessing effects of ocean acidification on shell-forming organisms
The Ocean Acidification study element of the Southern California Bight 2023 Regional Monitoring Program has launched a two-year effort to track how ocean acidification is adversely affecting shell-forming organisms in … More
Bight ’23 kicking off regional assessment of eelgrass bed health
The Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program is kicking off a first-of-its-kind regional monitoring survey this September to evaluate the health of the region’s eelgrass beds based on their ecological … More
Study quantifies human fecal pollution in urban stormwater
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a sweeping, five-year investigation quantifying the relative contributions of six major sources of human fecal contamination in the San Diego River watershed during wet … More