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Lester McKee
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Lester McKee
Lowe, S; Ridolfi, K; McKee, LJ. 2010. Monitoring Plan Petaluma River Watershed Nutrient and Bacteria Impairment Study: Employing the Reachwide Benthos Method for Stream Algae Sampling and Additional Water Column Nutrient and Fecal Indicator Bacteria Measures. Aquatic Science Center: Oakland, CA.
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20100628_Petaluma_Nutirent_Monitoring_Plan_Final.pdf 2.13 MB
McKee, LJ; Hunt, JA; Gluchowski, DC; Sutula, M; Gilbreath, A; Beagle, J. 2011. Numeric nutrient endpoint development for San Francisco Bay- Literature review and Data Gaps Analysis.
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644_SFBayNNE_LitReview_Final.pdf 6.86 MB
Lent, MA; Oram, JJ; McKee, LJ. 2010. Guadalupe River Watershed Model: Support tool for regional Hg and PCB management.
Greenfield, BK; Klatt, M; E., LJ; McKee, LJ. 2010. Exploratory categorization of watersheds for potential stormwater monitoring in San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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Watershed_categorization_tech_memo.pdf 4.14 MB
Ridolfi, K; McKee, LJ; Pearce, SA. 2010. Petaluma River Impairment Assessment for Nutrients, Sediment/Siltation, and Pathogens Part 1: Existing Information and TMDL Comparison. Aquatic Science Center: Oakland.
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Petaluma_IA_submitted_to_RWQCB_April_2010.pdf 1.89 MB
McKee, LJ; Pearce, SA; Yee, D; Ridolfi, K; Gilbreath, A. 2010. A BMP tool box for reducing Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and Mercury (Hg) in municipal stormwater.
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A_BMP_toolbox__FINAL_04-04-10.pdf 5.09 MB
Yee, D; McKee, LJ; Oram, JJ. 2010. A Regional Mass Balance of Methylmercury in San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
McKee, LJ; Hunt, JA; Greenfield, BK. 2010. Concentrations and Loads of Mercury Species in the Guadalupe River, San Jose, California: Water Year 2010. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland.
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SFEI_Guadalupe_final_report_3_30_11.pdf 3.34 MB
McKee, LJ; Gluchowski, DC. 2011. Improved nutrient load estimates for wastewater, stormwater and atmospheric deposition to South San Francisco Bay (South of the Bay Bridge).
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Report_Nutrient_load_to_South_Bay_2011-8-31_FINAL.pdf 1.04 MB
Klosterhaus, S; Yee, D; Kass, J; Wong, A; McKee, LJ. 2011. Estimated Stock in Currently Standing Buildings in a San Francisco Bay Study Area and Releases to Stormwater during Renovation and Demolition. SFEI Contribution No. 651. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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2011_PCBCaulkreport.pdf 1.49 MB
Hunt, JA; Gluchowski, DC; Gilbreath, A; McKee, LJ. 2012. Pollutant Monitoring in the North Richmond Pump Station: A Pilot Study for Potential Dry Flow and Seasonal First Flush Diversion for Wastewater Treatment. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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NorthRichmondPumpStation_Final_19112012_ToCCCWP.pdf 1.4 MB
Gilbreath, A; Pearce, SA; McKee, LJ. 2012. Monitoring and Results for El Cerrito Rain Gardens. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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El_Cerrito_Rain_Garden_FINALReport.pdf 2.79 MB
Gluchowski, DC; David, N; McKee, LJ; Leatherbarrow, JE. 2011. Estimation of Loads of Mercury, PCBs, PBDEs, PAHs, Dioxins, and Furans from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to San Francisco Bay. SFEI Contribution No. 681. Oakland, CA.
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681 David et al_120216.pdf 1.26 MB
Gilbreath, A; Yee, D; McKee, LJ. 2012. Concentrations and Loads of Trace Contaminants in a Small Urban Tributary, San Francisco Bay, California. SFEI Contribution No. 650. SFEI: Richmond, CA. p. 40.
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Z4LA_Final_2012May15.pdf 1.25 MB
Lent, MA; Gilbreath, A; McKee, LJ. 2012. Development of Regional Suspended Sediment and Pollutant Load Estimates for San Francisco Bay Area Tributaries using the Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model (RWSM): Year 2 Progress Report. SFEI Contribution No. 667. SFEI: Richmond, CA. p. 17.
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RWSM_EMC_Year2_report_FINAL.pdf 3.9 MB
Barnard, PL; Schoellhamer, D; Jaffe, BE; McKee, LJ. 2013. Sediment transport in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System: An overview. Marine Geology Special Issue: A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system.
McKee, LJ; Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA; Greenfield, BK. 2012. Pollutants of Concern (POC) Loads Monitoring Data, Water Year (WY) 2011. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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POC_loads_WY_2011_2013-03-03_FINAL_with_Cover.pdf 1.03 MB
David, N; Gluchowski, DC; Leatherbarrow, JE; Yee, D; McKee, LJ. 2012. Estimation of Loads of Mercury, Selenium, PCBs, PAHs, PBDEs, Dioxins, and Organochlorine Pesticides from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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681_David_et_al_120216.pdf 1.26 MB
Greenfield, BK; Austin, C; Blum, JD; Davis, JA; Brodberg, R; Grenier, L; McKee, LJ; Looker, R; Yee, D; Marvin-DiPasquale, M. 2012. Reducing methylmercury accumulation in the food webs of San Francisco Bay and its local watersheds. Environmental Research, 119, 3-26.
McKee, LJ; Lewicki, M; Schoellhamer, D; Ganju, NK. 2012. San Francisco Bay sediment transport: Comparison of sediment supply to San Francisco Bay from coastal and Sacramento-San Joaquin watersheds. Sacramento, CA.
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Mckee_et_al_Sediments_Bay-Delta_Sci_2012-10-17_Final.pdf 4.62 MB
Lent, MA; McKee, LJ. 2011. Development of Regional Suspended Sediment and Pollutant Load Estimates for San Francisco Bay Area Tributaries using the Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model (RWSM): Year 1 Progress Report. SFEI Contribution No. 666. SFEI: Richmond, CA. p. 126.
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RWSM_EMC_Year1_report_FINAL.pdf 11.37 MB
Gluchowski, DC; Pearce, SA; McKee, LJ. 2012. Sediment Characteristics of Managed Flood Control Channels in Southern San Francisco Bay. Sacramento, CA.
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Poster-web.pdf 939.36 KB
Lent, MA; McKee, LJ. 2011. Guadalupe River Watershed Loading HSPF Model: Year 3 final progress report. SFEI: Richmond, CA.
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Guad_HSPF_Model__forSPLRev_17Feb2012.pdf 1.29 MB
David, N; Lent, MA; Leatherbarrow, JE; Yee, D; McKee, LJ. 2011. Bioretention Monitoring at the Daly City Library (Case Study Technical Report). San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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GICS_Final_Report_110602.pdf 14.26 MB
Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA; McKee, LJ. 2014. San Francisco State University Site 1 Vegetated Infiltration Basin (Case Study Site and Technical Reports). SFEI Contribution No. 794.
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Site Report 770.95 KB
Technical Report 882.14 KB
David, N; Leatherbarrow, JE; Yee, D; McKee, LJ. 2014. Removal efficiencies of a bioretention system for trace metals, PCBs, PAHs, and dioxins in a semiarid environment. Journal of Environmental Engineering.
McKee, LJ; Gilbreath, A; Wu, J; Kunze, M; Hunt, JA. 2014. Estimating Regional Pollutant Loads for San Francisco Bay Area Tributaries using the Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model( RWSM): Year’s 3 and 4 Progress Report. San Francisco Estuary Institute - Aquatic Science Center: Richmond, CA.
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737_RWSM_Progress_Report_Y3_4_for_the_WEB.pdf 9.5 MB
Klosterhaus, S; Wong, A; McKee, LJ; Yee, D; Kass, J. 2014. Polychlorinated biphenyls in the exterior caulk of San Francisco Bay Area buildings, California, USA. Environment International, 66, 38-43.
Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA; McKee, LJ. 2014. Sunset Circle Vegetated Swale and Infiltration System (Case Study Site and Technical Reports). SFEI Contribution No. 796.
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Site Report 38.4 MB
Technical Report 22.9 MB
Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA; McKee, LJ. 2014. San Francisco State University Site 3 Basin and Swale System (Case Study Site and Technical Reports). SFEI Contribution No. 795.
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Site Report 718.98 KB
Technical Report 1.02 MB
McKee, LJ; Lewicki, M; Schoellhamer, D; Ganju, NK. 2013. Comparison of sediment supply to San Francisco Bay from watersheds draining the Bay Area and the Central Valley of California. Marine Geology Special Issue: A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system.
Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA; McKee, LJ. 2014. Newcomb Avenue Green Street (Case Study Site and Technical Reports). SFEI Contribution No. 793.
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Site Report 778.81 KB
Technical Report 1.17 MB
Greenfield, BK; Blum, JD; Austin, C; Brodberg, R; Grenier, L; Davis, JA; McKee, LJ; Looker, RE; Yee, D; Marvin-DiPasquale, M. 2014. Reducing Methylmercury Accumulation in the Food Webs of San Francisco Bay and Its Local Watersheds. SFEI Contribution No. 707. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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707_Reducing_Methylmercury_Accumulation_RMP_Technical_Report.pdf 1.87 MB
McKee, LJ; Gluchowski, DC; Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA. 2013. Pollutants of concern (POC) loads monitoring data progress report, water year (WY) 2012. SFEI: Richmond, CA.
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App_D2_-_POC_loads_progress_Final1Mar2013.pdf 2.33 MB
Davis, JA; McKee, LJ; Jabusch, T; Yee, D; Ross, JRM. 2014. PCBs in San Francisco Bay: Assessment of the Current State of Knowledge and Priority Information Gaps. SFEI Contribution No. 727. SFEI: Richmond, CA.
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Davis et al 2014 PCB Synthesis_1.pdf 11.99 MB
Wu, J; Kauhanen, P; McKee, LJ. 2015. GreenPlan-IT Toolkit User Guide. SFEI Contribution No. 958. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
Wu, J; Kauhanen, P; McKee, LJ. 2015. GreenPlan-IT Toolkit Demonstration Report. SFEI Contribution No. 958. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
Yee, D; Davis, JA; Gilbreath, A; McKee, LJ. 2016. Simple Mass Budget Model to Evaluate Long Term PCB Fate in the Emeryville Crescent Sub-embayment. SFEI Contribution No. 807.
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BDSC 2016 PCB Fate Emeryville Poster.pdf 902.89 KB
Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA; Wu, J; Kim, P; McKee, LJ. 2016. Pollutants of concern (POC) loads monitoring progress report, water years (WYs) 2012, 2013, and 2014. SFEI Contribution No. 741.
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FINAL_WY2014_POC loads progress report 2016.pdf 2.58 MB
McKee, LJ; Hunt, JA; Kauhanen, P; Wu, J. 2015. GreenPlan-IT: Locate and determine cost effective watershed scale Green Infrastructure implementation scenarios and model future conditions with Reasonable Assurance. <p>Presented at the 2015 State of the Estuary Conference</p>. Sacramento, CA.
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GreenPlanIT-McKee 2015 SOE web.pdf 5.26 MB
Melwani, AR; Yee, D; Gilbreath, A; Davis, JA; McKee, LJ. 2016. Optimizing sampling methods for monitoring pollutant trends in San Francisco Bay urban stormwater. Applied Marine Sciences: Livermore, CA.
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Melwani_BDSC2016_Poster.pdf 956.13 KB
Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA; McKee, LJ. 2015. Fremont Tree Well Filters: LID Performance on a Redeveloped Urban Roadway (Case Study Site and Technical Reports). SFEI Contribution No. 772.
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Technical Report 31.54 MB
Site Report 4.68 MB
Appendix B Tables B1-B3 62.4 KB
Trowbridge, P et al. 2016. The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay, California, USA: Science in support of managing water quality. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 4.
Gilbreath, A; McKee, LJ. 2015. Concentrations and loads of PCBs, dioxins, PAHs, PBDEs, OC pesticides and pyrethroids during storm and low flow conditions in a small urban semi-arid watershed. Science of the Total Environment, 526, 251-261.
Wu, J; Gilbreath, A; McKee, LJ. 2016. Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model (RWSM) Year 5 Progress Report. SFEI Contribution No. 788.
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RWSM 2015 FINAL.pdf 1.82 MB
David, N; Gluchowski, DC; Leatherbarrow, JE; Yee, D; McKee, LJ. 2015. Estimation of Contaminant Loads from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to San Francisco Bay. Water Environment Research, 87, 334-346.
McKee, LJ; Gilbreath, A; Yee, D; Hunt, JA. 2016. Pollutants of concern (POC) reconnaissance monitoring final progress report, water year (WY) 2015. SFEI Contribution No. 787.
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WY 2015 POC monitorng report FINAL.pdf 2.71 MB
McKee, LJ; Gilbreath, A; Gluchowski, DC; Hunt, JA; Yee, D. 2015. Quality Assurance Methods for Continuous Rainfall, Run-off, and Turbidity Data.
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739.pdf 650.69 KB
Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA; McKee, LJ. 2015. Cesar Chavez Streetscape Improvement Project (Case Study Site and Technical Reports). SFEI Contribution No. 797.
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Site Report 651.3 KB
Technical Report 1.59 MB
McKee, LJ; Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA; Wu, J; Yee, D. 2016. Sources, Pathways and Loadings: Multi-Year Synthesis with a Focus on PCBs and Hg. SFEI Contribution No. 773.
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MYSR Final Report 2016.pdf 3.93 MB
Wu, J; Gilbreath, A; McKee, LJ. 2017. Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model (RWSM): Year 6 Progress Report. SFEI Contribution No. 811.
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Report 811 full report.pdf 1.79 MB
Dusterhoff, SD; Pearce, SA; McKee, LJ; Doehring, C; Beagle, J; McKnight, K; Grossinger, RM; Askevold, RA. 2017. Changing Channels: Regional Information for Developing Multi-benefit Flood Control Channels at the Bay Interface. SFEI Contribution No. 801.
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Changing Channels: Regional Information for Developing Multi-benefit Flood Control Channels-high resolution for printing 62.69 MB
Changing Channels: Regional Information for Developing Multi-benefit Flood Control Channels-medium resolution for screen viewing 23.02 MB
Gilbreath, A; Hunt, JA; McKee, LJ. 2016. Hacienda Avenue Bio-Infiltration Basins (Case Study - Fact Sheet). San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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HaciendaAve web FINAL.pdf 4.27 MB