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Wed, Sep 13 2017
East Bay Express Insert for Coastal Cleanup Day
Just in time for California Coastal Cleanup Day, an insert in today’s East Bay Express provides readers with ways to help protect San Francisco Bay.
Fri, Sep 1 2017
The Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands project kicks off
The Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands project kicked off this summer.
Fri, Jul 28 2017
New Manuscript on Pollutants in the Guadalupe River Addresses Key Questions
Guadalupe River is contaminated with mercury mining wastes from runoff associated with the historic New Almaden Mining District in the upper watershed that produced 40 million kilograms during its working life (1850-1975) and with PCB and other urban pollutants from a long history of urbanization
Thu, Jun 22 2017
SFEI and several agency partners recently completed a multi-year, EPA funded project called Flood Control 2.0. The goal of the project was to develop information that is useful for integrating habitat restoration into flood management at the Bay edge. Project outputs are now available at floodcontrol.sfei.org.
Thu, May 18 2017
Local coverage of RMP findings on flea control pesticide fipronil
A report from ABC7's Dan Ashley last night highlighted key findings from a recent RMP study on the pesticide fipronil. The study identified spot-on flea control products as likely to be an important source of this contaminant to the Bay.
Mon, Mar 20 2017
GreenPlan-IT Site Locator Tool v2.1 Update
SFEI’s GreenPlan-IT is a planning level toolkit which help municipalities with green infrastructure planning, assessment and reporting.
Mon, Mar 20 2017
Microplastics and Harmful Algal Blooms in California's waters
For the new microplastics study, please read this article. Read below for additional information about the harmful algal blooms viewer.
Thu, Feb 23 2017
New Microplastic Pollution Study to Launch in San Francisco Bay and Adjacent Ocean Waters
A two-year investigation on microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in San Francisco Bay and the surrounding ocean will launch this month, led by two research centers, the San Francisco Estuary Institute and the 5 Gyres Institute.
Thu, Dec 15 2016
The Dirt on Flea Control: New RMP Study featured in Estuary News
It’s hard to go to the big box pet store and not stumble over the flea control displays.
Sun, Nov 27 - Wed, Nov 30 2016
SFEI study cited in SF Chronicle news story about creosote pilings in the Bay
Filipa A. Ioannou's Chronicle article sounds an alert over the health risks posed by decaying creosote pilings in the Bay, with particular attention on the adverse effects on pacific herring, which she notes is a keystone species.
Mon, Nov 7 2016
How Creeks Meet the Bay: Current Sediment Dynamics
The transition zones between our watersheds and the Bay are often occupied by flood control channels that provide a variety of societal and environmental services but often require sediment removal to maintain flood conveyance capacity.
Tue, Jul 19 2016
Workshop on Microplastic (June 2016)
In response to findings from a 2015 Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Special Study on microplastic pollution in the Bay, the Program has begun to develop a strategy for further microplastic monitoring and science.
Tue, Jul 19 2016
RMP Technical Report and Estuary News Article on Bird Egg Monitoring (June 2016)
Birds are valuable sentinel species in water quality monitoring in the Bay and in programs around the world, including the Great Lakes, the Canadian arctic, and the Baltic Sea. The RMP monitors a broad suite of contaminants in the eggs of Double-crested Cormorants and Forster’s Terns.
Fri, Jul 1 - Mon, Aug 1 2016
Delta Datasets Accessible Through Regional Data Center
Fri, May 13 2016
GreenPlan-IT featured in the newsletter of the National Water Quality Monitoring Council
GreenPlan-IT, a toolset created in a collaboration with SFEP, US EPA, and local partners, has been featured in the newsletter of the National Water Quality Monitoring Council, which has been distributed broadly to subscribers throughout the nation and beyond.
Sat, Apr 2 2016
SFEI Journal Article on Mercury in Coastal Fish of Western North America
A journal article published in April details the findings of a collaborative survey of contaminants in fish on the California coast conducted by the RMP, the California Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program, and the Southern California Bight Program in 2009-2010.
Tue, Mar 1 - Fri, Mar 18 2016
Statewide Survey Finds Fish-Eating Birds At Risk from Mercury in Many Lakes
As part of the statewide bioaccumulation monitoring program led by Jay Davis of SFEI, SWAMP has released findings from the first statewide survey of contaminants in wildlife from California waters.
Tue, Mar 1 2016
SFEI provides perspective on emerging harmful bacterial blooms in the State's larger waterbodies
The State has contracted SFEI to provide intellectual, scientific, and technical resources to support its efforts to monitor and report on the ever-growing problem of cyanobacterial blooms in its lakes and rivers.
Thu, Jan 28 2016
Help us improve CD3 to better meet your visualization and reporting needs by completing a brief survey. We're interested to learn which features you use and to read your suggestions on any desired, new functionality.
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Wed, Dec 16 2015
Estuary News features RMP study on microplastic pollution
December's issue of Estuary News features an article, "Unhealthy Fiber in Bay Diet," that highlights the surprising result of a preliminary study of Bay microplastic pollution, which showed that San Francisco Bay has higher levels of microplastic than other major urban waterbodies in th
Tue, Dec 8 2015
New Microplastic Fact Sheet puts Bay study findings in context
The same week that the U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill to ban microbeads in cosmetic products, the Bay's Regional Monitoring Program releases a fact sheet that describes our recent study on microbeads and other microplastic particles in Bay water and treated wastewater.
Fri, Dec 4 2015
GreenPlan-IT Toolbox evolving quickly to meet increased demand
With the conclusion of the first round of funding for the Green Plan Bay Area project http://www.sfestuary.org/our-projects/water-quality-improvement/greenplanning/, SFEI produced GreenPla
Fri, Dec 4 2015
RMP Keys to Success Highlighted in Two Manuscripts
RMP Keys to Success Highlighted in Two Manuscripts
Fri, Dec 4 2015
New Reports Show Progress Toward Understanding Nutrient Impacts in the Bay
SFEI scientists studying the role and effects of nutrients in the Bay recently completed two draft reports that summarize current knowledge of the issue.
Tue, Nov 17 2015
In a story called "Synthetic Clothes May Be Polluting San Francisco Bay," KGO-TV's Dan Ashley interviews SFEI's Rebecca Sutton, UC Davis professor Susan Williams, and Jim Erin from the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility about the proliferation of synthetic fibers in the Bay. Such fibers may come from fleece jackets and other clothing produced from artifical fabrics.
Thu, Oct 15 2015
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), widely used as flame retardants, were previously poorly characterized, but significant information on their distributions and impacts have been collected in recent decades.
Fri, Oct 9 2015
Plastic microbeads are in the news, and SFEI is providing the science
In the wake of the passage of the microbead ban, KQED released a story about its potential hazards. As a science resource, Dr.
Fri, Oct 9 - Fri, Oct 16 2015
SFEI science informs state policy on microplastic pollution
Last week, the Governor signed AB 888, a bill that bans microplastic beads in personal care products. Companies have until 2020 to phase out the use of these "microbeads." California now has strongest state law in the nation on this issue.
SFEI science played a key role in informing policymakers about microbeads and microplastic pollution. Media stories on a Regional Monitoring Program study of microplastics in San Francisco Bay water and treated wastewater broadcast the latest findings to a wide audience. The study indicated that our Bay had higher levels of microplastic pollution than the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay. Clearly identifiable microbeads derived from personal care products were detected at all nine sites examined in San Francisco Bay.
Tue, Sep 29 2015
New Trends Charts and Data on Safe To Eat Portal
Fish and shellfish are nutritious and good for you to eat. But some fish and shellfish may absorb toxic chemicals from the food they eat and the water in which they live.
Wed, Sep 23 2015
KPIX and KNTV Television interview Rebecca Sutton about microplastic contamination in the Bay
With separate news crews, KPIX and KNTV followed up on the San Jose Mercury and Contra Costa Times stories by Paul Rogers regarding the surprising findings revealed by a new study. Led by SFEI's Rebecca Sutton, the study on microplastics uncovers the widespread extent and high level of microplastic contamination in the S.F. Bay. Microbeads -- the small synthetic granules found in cosmetics, soaps, and even toothpaste -- form the primary focus of the study. The study's early results have prompted concern from the public regarding the potential impacts to human health and the cumulative impacts to our S.F. Bay ecosystem.