Name
Rebecca Sutton
SFEI Author Profile
Rebecca Sutton
Miller, E; Sedlak, M; Sutton, R; Chang, D; Dodder, N; Hoh, E. 2021. Summary for Managers: Non-targeted Analysis of Stormwater Runoff following the 2017 Northern San Francisco Bay Area Wildfires. SFEI Contribution No. 1045. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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Fire NTA Memo Final.pdf 727.65 KB
Hung, C; Klasios, N; Zhu, X; Sedlak, M; Sutton, R. 2020. Methods Matter: Methods for Sampling Microplastic and Other Anthropogenic Particles and Their Implications for Monitoring and Ecological Risk Assessment. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 16.
Heberger, M; Sutton, R; Buzby, N; Sun, J; Lin, D; Mendez, M; Hladik, M; Orlando, J; Sanders, C; Furlong, E. 2020. Current-Use Pesticides, Fragrance Ingredients, and Other Emerging Contaminants in San Francisco Bay Margin Sediment and Water. SFEI Contribution No. 934. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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Final_MarginsCECReport 2020-02-28.pdf 2.8 MB
Chang, D; Richardot, W; Miller, E; Dodder, N; Sedlak, M; Hoh, E; Sutton, R. 2021. Framework for nontargeted investigation of contaminants released by wildfires into stormwater runoff: Case study in the northern San Francisco Bay area. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.
Mendez, M; Lin, D; Sutton, R. 2021. Study of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Bay Area POTWs: Phase 1, Sampling and Analysis Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 1020. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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SFEI Final PFAS SAP.pdf 13.23 MB
Tian, Z et al. 2021. A ubiquitous tire rubber-derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon. Science, 371, 185-189.
Miller, E; Klasios, N; Lin, D; Sedlak, M; Sutton, R; Rochman, CM. 2020. Microparticles, Microplastics, and PAHs in Bivalves in San Francisco Bay. SFEI Contribution No. 976. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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Microplastic in Bivalves Report - FINAL.pdf 1.14 MB
Soberón, FS; Sutton, R; Sedlak, M; Yee, D; Schuhmacher, M; Park, J-S. 2020. Multi-box mass balance model of PFOA and PFOS in different regions of San Francisco Bay. Chemosphere, 252.
New San Francisco Bay Contaminants Emerge

In 2016, the RMP launched a novel investigation to detect new or unexpected contaminants in Bay waters, as well as treated sewage (or wastewater) discharged to the Bay. This study used non-targeted analysis, a powerful tool that provides a broad, open-ended view of thousands of synthetic and naturally-derived chemicals simultaneously. We identified hundreds of contaminants, and the results have opened our eyes to urban stormwater runoff as an important pathway for emerging contaminants to enter the Bay.

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New SF Bay Contaminants Emerge - Non-targeted analysis, July 2 2020 5.59 MB
Author
Jennifer Sun
Rebecca Sutton
Lee Ferguson
Kirsten Overdahl
Programs and Focus Areas
Emerging Contaminants
Bay Regional Monitoring Program
RMP Annual Reports and Fact Sheets
Clean Water Program
Date Published
07/2020
Place Published
Richmond, CA
Publisher
San Francisco Estuary Institute

Associated Projects
Miller, E; Sedlak, M; Lin, D; Box, C; Holleman, C; Rochman, CM; Sutton, R. 2020. Recommended Best Practices for Collecting, Analyzing, and Reporting Microplastics in Environmental Media: Lessons Learned from Comprehensive Monitoring of San Francisco Bay. Journal of Hazardous Materials.
Wang, M; Kinyua, J; Jiang, T; Sedlak, M; McKee, LJ; Fadness, R; Sutton, R; Park, J-S. 2022. Suspect Screening and Chemical Profile Analysis of Storm-Water Runoff Following 2017 Wildfires in Northern California. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
Zhu, X et al. 2021. Holistic Assessment of Microplastics and Other Anthropogenic Microdebris in an Urban Bay Sheds Light on Their Sources and Fate. Environmental Science and Technology Water .
Werbowski, L; Gilbreath, A; Munno, K; Zhu, X; Grbic, J; Wu, T; Sutton, R; Sedlak, M; Deshpande, A; Rochman, CM. 2021. Urban Stormwater Runoff: A Major Pathway for Anthropogenic Particles, Black Rubbery Fragments, and Other Types of Microplastics to Urban Receiving Waters. Environmental Science and Technology Water .
Overdahl, KE; Sutton, R; Sun, J; DeStefano, NJ; Getzinger, GJ; Ferguson, L. 2021. Assessment of emerging polar organic pollutants linked to contaminant pathways within an urban estuary using non-targeted analysis. SFEI Contribution No. 1107. Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impacts.
Bǎlan, SA et al. 2023. Optimizing Chemicals Management in the United States and Canada through the Essential-Use Approach. Environmental Science & Technology, 57.
Shimabuku, I; Chen, D; Wu, Y; Miller, E; Sun, J; Sutton, R. 2022. Occurrence and risk assessment of organophosphate esters and bisphenols in San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Science of the Total Environment, 813.
Mendez, M; Miller, E; Liu, J; Chen, D; Sutton, R. 2022. Bisphenols in San Francisco Bay: Wastewater, Stormwater, and Margin Sediment Monitoring. SFEI Contribution No. 1093. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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BisphenolsWWTP_Final_1022.pdf 1.22 MB
Kleckner, A; Sutton, R; Yee, D; Gilbreath, A; Trinh, M. 2023. Water Year 2023 RMP Near-Field Water Sampling and Analysis Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 1142. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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2022-23 Near-Field water SAP.pdf 13.36 MB
Lin, D; Hamilton, C; Hobbs, J; Miller, E; Sutton, R. 2023. Triclosan and Methyl Triclosan in Prey Fish in a Wastewater-influenced Estuary. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry , 42, 620-627.
Mendez, M; Trinh, M; Miller, E; Lin, D; Sutton, R. 2022. PFAS in San Francisco Bay Water. SFEI Contribution No. 1094. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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PFASinBayWater2022_Final.pdf 2.33 MB
Sutton, R; Miller, E; Wong, A; Mendez, M; Lin, D. 2022. CECs in California’s Ambient Aquatic Ecosystems: Occurrence and Risk Screening of Key Classes. SFEI Contribution No. 1066. Aquatic Science Center: Richmond, CA.
Moran, KD; Gilbreath, A; Méndez, M; Lin, D; Sutton, R. 2023. Tire Wear: Emissions Estimates and Market Insights to Inform Monitoring Design. SFEI Contribution No. 1109. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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Tire Wear Final Report 2.01 MB
Arnold, WA et al. 2023. Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: A Chemical Class of Emerging Concern. Environmental Science & Technology, 57, 7645-7665.
Dougherty, J; Kleckner, A; Sutton, R; Yee, D; Gilbreath, A; Trinh, M. 2024. Water Year 2024 RMP Near-Field Water Sampling and Analysis Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 1154.
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2023-24 Near-Field water SAP.pdf 12.85 MB
Lindborg, AR; Overdahl, KE; Vogler, B; Lin, D; Sutton, R; Ferguson, P. 2023. Assessment of Long-Chain Polyethoxylate Surfactants in Wastewater Effluent, Stormwater Runoff, and Ambient Water of San Francisco Bay, CA. ACS ES&T Water, 3, 1233-1242.
Kleckner, A; Sutton, R; Yee, D; Wong, A; Davis, JA; Salop, P. 2023. 2023 RMP Dry Season Water Cruise Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 1139. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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2023 Water Cruise Plan .pdf 3.21 MB
Mendez, M; Kleckner, A; Sutton, R; Yee, D; Wong, A; Davis, JA; Sigala, M. 2023. 2023 Bay Prey Fish and Near-field / Margins Sediment Sampling and Analysis Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 1141. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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S&T 2023 - Prey Fish and Sampling Plan - FINAL.pdf 406.78 KB
Mayer, P et al. 2024. Where the rubber meets the road: Emerging environmental impacts of tire wear particles and their chemical cocktails. Science of the Total Environment, 927.