The TRC discussed the upcoming joint meeting with the Southern California Coast Water Research Project (SCCWRP) technical advisory group, and was updated on a few on-going research projects. Partnerships with the USGS and Stanford University are leading to new results on the sediment budget in the South Bay (below the Dumbarton Bridge) and nitrification rates in the Bay, respectively. The group also learned about a journal article coauthored by Susan Klosterhaus on flame retardants in foam from baby products that was awarded Best Paper in 2011 in Environmental Science and Technology.