2011 Pulse of the Estuary: Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life
Jan 31, 2012
The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary is an innovative collaboration of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, the regulated discharger community, and the San Francisco Estuary Institute. It provides water quality regulators with information they need to manage the Estuary effectively. The Program issues a report each year that presents the latest results from monitoring and addresses a theme related to a timely water quality topic. The theme for 2011 is "Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life".
This edition addresses one of the primary goals of Bay water quality managers: ensuring that pollutants do not interfere with the ability of aquatic species to thrive in Bay waters. The report features articles on pollutant effects on phytoplankton, fish, birds, and seals, and a detailed look at the water quality element of the recent State of the Bay Report.
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The Pulse of the Bay (Project)
https://www.sfei.org/documents/2019-pulse-bay-pollutant-pathwaysDownload the Pulse of the Bay! This report from the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay features articles on the four major pathways by which pollutants enter the Bay: municipal wastewater, industrial wastewater, stormwater, and dredging and dredged sediment disposal. Each article provides a basic introduction to the pathway and discusses the regulatory framework, recent findings, and future challenges. The report also includes some of the latest highlights from monitoring of important parameters such as nutrients, emerging contaminants, mercury, PCBs, and selenium.