Contaminants

The Contaminants Program encompasses all water quality monitoring efforts of SFEI and ASC. The Contaminants Program’s fundamental goal is to provide water quality managers with the information they need to manage the region’s aquatic resources effectively. The Contaminants Program includes the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary (RMP).

The RMP operates under a unique stakeholder governance structure to conduct monitoring within San Francisco Bay. Many other Contaminants projects are funded independently of the RMP, and many lie outside the geographical area of the RMP (for instance, in the Delta and the Central Valley). more >

Lead Scientist: Jay Davis, Ph.D.
Project Manager: Meg Sedlak

Meetings and Events There are no scheduled events. View Calendar Featured Projects Central Valley Watershed Monitoring Directory An online resource that promotes and facilitates coordination of water monitoring across the Central Valley basin. More

News and Notables Sep-19-11 State of San Francisco Bay 2011 Report SFEI scientists Josh Collins, Jay Davis, and Thomas Jabusch collaborated with Bay Area scientists to produce a science-based assessment of the health of San Francisco Bay. Jul-29-11 SFEI Mercury Scientists present at the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant Jay Davis, Lester McKee, Don Yee, Nicole David, and Aroon Melwani presented at the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant in Halifax, Nova Scotia. May-26-11 SWAMP/RMP/Bight Program Report on Contaminants in Fish from the California Coast SFEI has authored a report for the State Water Resources Control Board's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) and the RMP that presents findings from California's largest-ever survey of contaminants in sport fish from the coast. Mar-30-11 Subtidal Habitat Goals Project Report SFEI working with Dr. Christine Werme, Eric Polson, P.E., and NOAA fisheries contributed to this report with an assessment of artificial structures in the Bay. Nov-28-10 News Article on PCBs in the Environment An article in the San Jose Mercury News on PCBs in the Bay Area quotes Jay Davis and Lester McKee. 1 2 3 next › last »