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Ruth Askevold
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Ruth Askevold
Baumgarten, SA; Clark, E; Dusterhoff, SD; Grossinger, RM; Askevold, RA. 2018. Petaluma Valley Historical Hydrology and Ecology Study. SFEI Contribution No. 861. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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McKnight, K; Dusterhoff, SD; Grossinger, RM; Askevold, RA. 2018. Resilient Landscape Vision for the Calabazas Creek, San Tomas Aquino Creek, and Pond A8 Area: Bayland-Creek Reconnection Opportunities. SFEI Contribution No. 870. San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center: Richmond, CA. p. 40.
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Landscape Vision Report - Calabazas, San Tomas Aquino, Pond A8 - High resolution for Printing 68.63 MB
Landscape Vision Report - Calabazas, San Tomas Aquino, Pond A8 - Medium resolution for screen viewing 20.14 MB
Davis, JA; Foley, MM; Askevold, RA; Buzby, N; Chelsky, A; Dusterhoff, SD; Gilbreath, A; Lin, D; Miller, E; Senn, DB; Sutton, R. 2020. RMP Update 2020. SFEI Contribution No. 1008.
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RMP Update 2020_high res.pdf 44.92 MB
Davis, JA; Foley, MM; Askevold, RA; Chelsky, A; Dusterhoff, SD; Gilbreath, A; Lin, D; Yee, D; Senn, DB; Sutton, R. 2021. RMP Update 2021. SFEI Contribution No. 1057.
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RMP Update 2021 101421 highres.pdf 22.73 MB
Rodriguez, M; Kimball, J; Grosso, C; Collins, JN; Askevold, RA. 2021. OPC Coastal Wetlands, Beaches and Watersheds Inventory Fact Sheet, March 2021. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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OPC Coastal Inventory Fact Sheet March 2021 4.3 MB
Zi, T; Whipple, A; Kauhanen, P; Spotswood, E; Grenier, L; Grossinger, RM; Askevold, RA. 2021. Trees and Hydrology in Urban Landscapes. SFEI Contribution No. 1034. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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Medium resolution report copy 8.97 MB
High resolution report copy 20.88 MB
Spotswood, E; Grossinger, RM; Hagerty, S; Bazo, M; Benjamin, M; Beller, EE; Grenier, L; Askevold, RA. 2020. Making Nature’s City Executive Summary.
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Making Natures City Executive Summary.pdf 13.03 MB
Microplastics from Tire Particles in San Francisco Bay Fact Sheet

As we drive our cars, our tires shed tiny particles

When it rains, stormwater runoff carries tire particles—and the toxic chemicals they contain—from city streets and highways to storm drains and fish habitat in creeks and estuaries like San Francisco Bay. Stormwater washes trillions of tire particles into the Bay each year.

How do tires affect wildlife?

A recent study found a highly toxic chemical (“6PPD-quinone”) derived from vehicle tires in Bay Area stormwater at levels that are lethal to coho salmon. New data indicate that steelhead, a salmon species still migrating through the Bay to surrounding watersheds, are also sensitive to this chemical.

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SFEI Microplastics_from tire particles in SF Bay.pdf 1.38 MB
Author
Kelly Moran
Ruth Askevold
Programs and Focus Areas
Clean Water Program
Emerging Contaminants
Tire Chemicals & Particles
Microplastics & Other Plastics Contamination
Bay Regional Monitoring Program
RMP Annual Reports and Fact Sheets
All Publications
Date Published
03/2022
Place Published
Richmond, CA
Publisher
San Francisco Estuary Institute