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2001 Annual Results


Contents

  1. Introduction (PDF-333 KB)
  2. Water Monitoring Results, Figures, & Data Tables (PDF-4.73MB)
  3. Sediment Monitoring Results, Figures, & Data Tables (PDF-3.56MB)
  4. Bivalve Monitoring Results, Figures, & Data Tables (PDF-3.54MB)
  5. Description of Methods (PDF- 524K)
Data Tables (downloadable, CSV format)

Tables

1.1 Program participants

Overview

The overall goal of the San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances (RMP) is to provide and interpret data to help address the information needs of the regional stakeholders and environmental managers. The five objectives of the RMP provide a framework for monitoring activities and guide efforts to respond to more specific management questions. The objectives are:

  1. Describe patterns and trends in contaminant concentration and distribution.
  2. Describe general sources and loadings of contamination to the Estuary.
  3. Measure contaminant effects on selected parts of the Estuary ecosystem.
  4. Compare monitoring information to relevant water quality objectives and other guidelines.
  5. Synthesize and distribute information from a range of sources to present a more complete picture of the sources, distribution, fates, and effects of contaminants in the Estuary ecosystem.

The RMP Annual Monitoring Results are one of three types of reports produced each year by the RMP, all of which are available on the RMP web site or by contacting the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) at (510) 746-7334. Since different audiences are targeted, these reports differ in the scope and depth of scientific discussion.

• 2001 RMP Annual Monitoring Results present an annual summary of contaminant status and trends in the Estuary, including data tables, charts and discussion of results.
• 2003 Pulse of the Estuary summarizes information on chemical contamination problems in the Estuary and discusses efforts by environmental managers to remedy existing problems and prevent the development of new ones.
• RMP Technical Reports provide results, detailed analyses, and interpretation from specific RMP studies designed to address contaminant issues or management questions.

In 2001, the Regional Board and 74 federal, state, and local agencies and companies participated in the RMP (see Table 1.1). These RMP participants also assisted in directing the RMP by having representatives on the Steering and Technical Review committees.