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Bay RMP Sediment Workgroup Meeting Event
SFEI at Ocean Hoptimism Most coastal pollution starts upstream of the ocean. That means science—and solutions—start… Event
Bay RMP PCB Workgroup Meeting #2 The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
San Francisco Rain Gardens Filter Microplastic Tire Particles and Dozens of Chemicals from Stormwater A new study shows that rain gardens substantially reduce levels of 21 contaminants in stormwater… News
Bay RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
Bay RMP Multi Year Planning Workshop and Steering Committee Meeting The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
Bay RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
Bay RMP Sediment Workgroup Meeting Event
New Data on Salmon-Killing Chemical In San Francisco Bay A new dataset on San Francisco Bay water includes some of the world's the first information about… News
20 Years of Investigating Underregulated Chemicals The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay has grown into a world… News
Bay RMP PCB Workgroup Meeting #1 The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
Bay RMP Microplastics Workgroup Meeting The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
Bay RMP Sources, Pathways, and Loadings Workgroup Meeting (9am - 3pm) The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
To Save the Bay, Save its Sediment Sand and mud are the essential building blocks for the Bay's shoreline to keep pace with sea level… News
How Stormwater Studies Can Make the Bay Cleaner As stormwater sampling across the San Francisco Bay Area reveals more poorly regulated chemicals,… News
Bay RMP Sediment Workgroup Meeting Event
Bay RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
Bay RMP Steering Committee Meeting The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
Bay RMP Steering Committee Meeting The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
Meet The Robots When rainstorms wash contaminants into the Bay, scientists can only sample stormwater in a few… News
Why The Fate of Antimicrobial Chemicals Matters for San Francisco Bay Antimicrobial chemicals called QACs have soared in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic, and are… News
Bay RMP Emerging Contaminants Workgroup Meeting (9:30am - 3:30pm) The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
Bay RMP Steering Committee Meeting Event
The Storm Chasers: What Stormwater Reveals About Pollution In San Francisco Bay SFEI’s stormwater monitoring team has grown and is innovating techniques to further expand its… News
San Francisco Bay High-frequency Water Quality Sensor Data ver 1 The Moored Sensor Program (MSP) is a network of high-frequency continuous water quality sensors… Data
Nutrient Management Strategy Steering Committee Meeting Event
Winning Stormwater Robot Names Selected Meet Captain Capture, Pre Sipitation, and our 13 other stormwater sampling robots we named with… News
Bay RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting Event
“More Science, and Better” for RMP with Historic Grant “For a lot of years we were very budget constrained, so we were making really small steps in our… News
Existing Data Inventory This data package is a key deliverable for the Research to Understand Impacts of Bay Sand Mining on… Data
Subtask 1.7: Draft and final Sand Budget and Transport report This data package is a key deliverable for the Research to Understand Impacts of Bay Sand Mining on… Data
Subtask 1.6: Complete and reconcile the revised sand budget for Bay This data package is a key deliverable for the Research to Understand Impacts of Bay Sand Mining on… Data
Subtask 1.4: Quantify net sand storage and removal from flood control channels This data package is a key deliverable for the Research to Understand Impacts of Bay Sand Mining on… Data
All Aboard for Water Quality Sampling Hundreds of bottles of Bay water. Thousands of chemicals. Five dawn-to-dusk days all over San… News
Bay RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting Event
Bay RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting Event
Bay RMP Multi Year Planning Workshop and Steering Committee Meeting Event
Bay RMP Steering Committee Meeting Event
Help Us Name Our New Stormwater Sampling Machines! The SFEI stormwater team has developed robot samplers to pump up sips of stormwater runoff during… News
Tribally-centered Fish Consumption Application Tribal partners have raised concerns to the State Water Board regarding fish consumption advisories… Project
New Bay PFAS Data Show Reasons for Optimism and Concern Monitoring for PFAS, or forever chemicals, has come a long way in the 16 years since the Regional… News
SFEI Scientist Interviewed on Microplastics for Maven's Notebook Senior scientist Ezra Miller was interviewed in Maven's Notebook about SFEI's groundbreaking… News
Bay RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting Event
Fishing for "Forever Chemicals" In the Press: SFEI Study in Dozens of Media Outlets Dozens of media outlets picked up our study that confirmed PFAS (“forever chemicals”) are… News
Bay RMP PCB Workgroup Meeting Event
Bay RMP PCB Workgroup Meeting Event
"Unique as Snowflakes": Understanding Tire Particles Techniques to isolate and identify tire particles will pave the way for better microplastic… News
Green Stormwater Infrastructure by and for Communities Green Stormwater Infrastructure by and for Communities aims to build the capacity of residents in… Project
"Forever Chemicals" Found In Fish Through Most of Bay More than a decade of monitoring found that ten species of popular fish to eat from San Francisco… News
Sampling the Storm: Tracking PCBs in Bay Area Waterways The Bay's industrial history is preserved in its mud. Buried in the soft, silty clay are legacy… News
Over a Decade of Science Guiding Nutrient Management Strategy in the Bay For over a decade, SFEI's Nutrient Management Strategy (NMS) team has equipped decision-makers with… News
Are clothing dryers a major source of microplastics pollution in the San Francisco Bay? Study participants needed! SFEI is studying dryer emissions to find out if clothing dryers are a significant source of… News
Bay RMP Steering Committee Meeting Event
Bay RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting Event
Bay RMP Emerging Contaminants Workgroup Meeting Event
Bay RMP Emerging Contaminants Workgroup Meeting Event
Bay RMP Sediment Workgroup Meeting Event
Bay RMP Sediment Workgroup Meeting Event
Bay RMP Sources, Pathways, and Loadings Workgroup Meeting Agenda Package Agenda Package SPLWG 2025-04-28.pdf (59 pages, 6 MB file) Meeting Slides SPLWG 2025… Event
Bay RMP PCB Workgroup Meeting Event
Bay RMP Microplastics Workgroup Meeting Event
Olfactory Effects of Copper on Salmonids Overview Copper has been a priority concern due to its acute toxicity to aquatic life. As a result… Project
Mercury Synthesis Overview Project
Bay RMP Steering Committee Meeting Event
Forever chemicals in household products contribute to Bay pollution SFEI partnered with Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) to implement a collaborative, cost… News
Out now: 2024 Pulse of the Bay Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) take center stage in the 2024 Pulse of the Bay, the… News
Research to Understand Impacts of Bay Sand Mining on Sand Supply and Transport in San Francisco Bay and the Outer Coast From 2021-2023, SFEI worked with BCDC and scientists from the USGS and Deltares to develop an… Project
Pescadero Butano Watershed Water Quality Studies From summer 2022 through summer 2024, scientists at SFEI conducted three parallel efforts to… Project
Associate Environmental Scientist The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) seeks an environmental scientist or engineer to join the… News
California moves towards sustainable pest management, phase out of highest-risk pesticides by 2050 On January 26, the Secretaries of the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and… News
California Trash Data Dive 2018 On November 16, 2018, the project team helped to coordinate a Trash Data Dive convened by the State… News
Carlos Street Rain Garden Interpretative Sign An informative and beautifully designed interpretative sign educates the public on the effects of… News
GreenPlan-IT Tracker Released to the public Municipalities across the state and beyond are carefully planning and implementing green… News
Latest Estuary News takes a look “Beyond the Blubber” Ariel Rubissow-Okamoto’s article “Beyond the Blubber,” based on interviews with SFEI Senior… News
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… News
Russian River Watershed Atlas helps track and coordinate post-fire activities Fire recovery in the Russian River Watershed will benefit from a common online platform for… News
Scientists Advise a Major Shift in Chemicals Management in the U.S. and Canada A new approach is essential to help governments and businesses eliminate harmful chemicals from… News
SF Chronicle: Huge amounts of plastic, much of it from car tires, washing into SF Bay, SFEI study finds The San Francisco Chronicle highlighted some of the surprising and alarming findings produced by… News
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… News
SFEI Provides Science Leadership and Support for State of the Estuary Report and Conference The San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) brings together the estuarine community every two… News
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… News
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. Most pet… News
The Guardian publishes on article on SFEI's microplastics study, further extending the report's reach Maanvi Singh from the US edition of the Guardian, based in the UK, writes, “It was basically… News
The Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands project kicks off The Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands project kicked off this summer. Over the next four years,… News
Wired Magazine: A new report shows an astounding amount of microplastics, largely from car tires, are tainting the watershed Matt Simon from Wired Magazine writes: San Francisco Bay, like Monterey Bay to its south, is a rare… News
RMP Publication: Storm Flows Key to Managing Pollution in Highly Urban Watersheds Urban runoff is a large and potentially controllable source of pollutants to San Francisco Bay and… News
Carquinez Strait Fish and Preservation Project SFEI is partnering with All Positives Possible, a community-based organization serving low-income… Project
Emerging Contaminants in Urban Stormwater Runoff Rain-driven flows from city streets and storm drains transport PFAS and other contaminants to the… Project
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Klamath Dam Removal Video Goes Viral Of the thirteen presentations at the Klamath Basin Monitoring Program (KBMP) meeting in May, a… News
State of Our Estuary The State of Our Estuary (formerly the State of the Estuary Report) evaluates the status and trends… Project
Statewide Plastics Monitoring Strategy & Planning Framework SFEI, on behalf of the California Ocean Protection Council, is facilitating the development of a… Project
New $3 million grant to support harmful algae monitoring in the San Francisco Estuary NOAA recently announced that it is awarding a $3-million grant, through its Monitoring and… News
Save the Bay: Climate Conversations-Greening our Cities Join Save The Bay for Climate Conversations and learn how an innovative nature-based approach to… Event
2022 RMP Annual Meeting 2022 RMP Annual Meeting The 29th RMP Annual Meeting marked the partial return to an… Event
Nature Based Solutions for Nutrient Removal SFEI collaborated with the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) to identify opportunities for… Project
Consumption Survey Questionnaire for San Francisco Bay Subsistence Fishers SFEI is developing a questionnaire that will be used to characterize consumption of Bay-caught fish… Project
Emerging Contaminants Workgroup Meeting Day 2 Event
Emerging Contaminants Workgroup Meeting Day 1 Event
Microplastics Workgroup Meeting Event

Publications

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Structure-from-motion derived orthomosaic imagery and digital surface models (DSMs) from the intertidal region at Whale's Tail Marsh, South San Francisco Bay, CA This data release presents digital surface models (DSMs) and orthomosaic images of the Whale's Tail Marsh region of South San Francisco Bay, CA. The data were created using structure-from-motion (SfM… 2023
Bathymetric change analysis in San Francisco Bay, California, from 1971 to 2020 This data release provides bathymetric change grids of four geographic areas of San Francisco Bay, California, comparing digital elevation models (DEMs) created from bathymetric data collected in the… 2023
Hydrodynamic and sediment transport data from Whale's Tail marsh and adjacent waters in South San Francisco Bay, California 2021-2022 The U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center collected hydrodynamic and sediment-transport data at shallow water sites in South San Francisco Bay and in the Whale's Tail South… 2023
Assessment of Long-Chain Polyethoxylate Surfactants in Wastewater Effluent, Stormwater Runoff, and Ambient Water of San Francisco Bay, CA Ethoxylated surfactants are ubiquitous organic environmental contaminants that have received continued attention over the past several decades, particularly as manufacturing rates increase worldwide… 2023
Sediment deposition, erosion, and bathymetric change in San Francisco Bay, California, 1971–1990 and 1999–2020 Bathymetric change analyses document historical patterns of sediment deposition and erosion, providing valuable insight into the sediment dynamics of coastal systems, including pathways of sediment… 2023
Sediment Deposition, Erosion, and Bathymetric Change in San Francisco Bay, California, 1971–1990 and 1999–2020 Bathymetric change analyses document historical patterns of sediment deposition and erosion, providing valuable insight into the sediment dynamics of coastal systems, including pathways of sediment… 2023
Tire Wear: Emissions Estimates and Market Insights to Inform Monitoring Design Every vehicle on the road sheds tiny particles from its rubber tires into the environment. Tire wear is one of the top sources of microplastic releases to the environment. Tire wear also disperses… 2023
Multi-Year Plan 2023 The purpose of this document is to guide efforts and summarize plans developed within the RMP. The intended audience includes representatives of the many organizations who directly participate in the… 2023
Nature-based Solutions for Nutrient Removal: Phase I Opportunities and Constraints Analysis 2023
Optimizing Chemicals Management in the United States and Canada through the Essential-Use Approach Chemicals have improved the functionality and convenience of industrial and consumer products, but sometimes at the expense of human or ecological health. Existing regulatory systems have proven to… 2023
San Francisco Bay Numerical Modeling: 2021-2023 Update 2023
Triclosan and Methyl Triclosan in Prey Fish in a Wastewater-influenced Estuary While the antimicrobial ingredient triclosan has been widely monitored in the environment, much less is known about the occurrence and toxicity of its major transformation product, methyl triclosan.… 2023
Where creeks meet baylands: Opportunities to re-establish freshwater and sediment delivery to the baylands of San Francisco Bay 2023
2023 RMP Margins & Nearfield Sediment and Prey Fish Cruise Report This report contains information on the summer 2023 field sampling efforts conducted by the San Jose State University Research Foundation’s (SJSURF) Marine Pollution Studies Lab at Moss Landing… 2023
2023 Status and Trends Monitoring - Sampling Plans and QA Reports 2023
North Bay Selenium 2019-20 QA Summaries 2023
San Francisco Bay Watershed Dynamic Model (WDM) Progress Report, Phase 2 The San Francisco Bay total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) call for a 50% reduction in mercury (Hg) loads by 2028 and a 90% reduction in PCBs loads by 2030. In support of these TMDLs, the Municipal… 2022
Charter: Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay This Charter describes the purpose and function of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). Established in 1993, the RMP is a collaborative effort between the San… 2022
PFAS in San Francisco Bay Water Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a family of thousands of synthetic, fluorine-rich compounds commonly referred to as “forever chemicals,” are known for their thermal stability, non… 2022
2021 RMP Water Cruise Report This report details activities associated with the biannual Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary (RMP) water cruise. The RMP water sampling program was… 2022
2023 Detailed Workplan and Budget 2022
Bisphenols in San Francisco Bay: Wastewater, Stormwater, and Margin Sediment Monitoring Bisphenols are a class of synthetic, mobile, endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Bisphenol A (BPA), the most well-studied bisphenol, is produced and used in vast quantities worldwide—especially in… 2022
Summary and Evaluation of Bioaccumulation Tests for Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Conducted by San Francisco Bay Dredging Projects The Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) is responsible for annually approving dredging and disposal of millions of cubic yards of sediment to maintain safe navigation in San Francisco Bay.… 2022
The Pulse of the Bay 2022: 50 Years After the Clean Water Act The theme of the 2022 Pulse is "50 Years After the Clean Water Act." Nine different individuals or groups have contributed perspectives on progress to date and challenges ahead. This Pulse… 2022
A living tool for the continued exploration of microplastic toxicity Throughout the past decade, many studies have reported adverse effects in biota following microplastic exposure. Yet, the field is still emerging as the current understanding of microplastic toxicity… 2022
Strategy for In-Bay Fate Modeling to Support Contaminant and Sediment Management in San Francisco Bay This report presents a strategy and multi-year workplan for modeling polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), and sediment in San Francisco Bay (the Bay). Robust in… 2022
Research recommendations to better understand the potential health impacts of microplastics to humans and aquatic ecosystems To assess the potential risk of microplastic exposure to humans and aquatic ecosystems, reliable toxicity data is needed. This includes a more complete foundational understanding of microplastic… 2022
Risk-based management framework for microplastics in aquatic ecosystems Microplastic particles (MPs) are ubiquitous across a wide range of aquatic habitats but determining an appropriate level of risk management is hindered by a poor understanding of environmental risk.… 2022
Suspect Screening and Chemical Profile Analysis of Storm-Water Runoff Following 2017 Wildfires in Northern California The combustion of structures and household materials as well as firefighting during wildfires lead to releases of potentially hazardous chemicals directly into the landscape. Subsequent storm-water… 2022
Nutrient Management Strategy Fiscal Year 2023 Program Plan This Program Plan summarizes the planned work for the San Francisco Bay Nutrient Management Strategy (NMS) Program during Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023).  2022
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… 2022
2022 RMP Detailed Workplan and Budget In 2022 the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is entering its 31st year of collecting data and communicating information to support water quality management… 2022
Small Tributaries Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring: Application of Storm-event Loads and Yields-Based and Congener-Based PCB Site Prioritization Methodologies Stormwater agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area are identifying watershed areas that are polluted with PCBs in order to prioritize management efforts to reduce impairment in the Bay caused by PCBs… 2022
2022 Pulse Resources 2022
2022 RMP Multi-Year Plan 2022
CECs in California’s Ambient Aquatic Ecosystems: Occurrence and Risk Screening of Key Classes 2022
Occurrence and risk assessment of organophosphate esters and bisphenols in San Francisco Bay, California, USA Organophosphate esters (OPEs) and bisphenols are two classes of industrial chemicals that are ubiquitously detected in environmental matrices due to high global production and… 2022
Priority margin unit stormwater monitoring to support load estimates of PCBs into San Leandro Bay and the Emeryville Crescent 2022
Study of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Bay Area POTWs: Phase 2 Sampling and Analysis Plan 2022
A ubiquitous tire rubber-derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon In U.S. Pacific Northwest coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), stormwater exposure annually causes unexplained acute mortality when adult salmon migrate to urban creeks to reproduce. By investigating… 2021
Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring Progress Report, Water Years 2015-2020 The San Francisco Bay polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and mercury (Hg) total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) call for implementation of control measures to reduce PCB and Hg loads entering the Bay via… 2021
A Synthesis of Microplastic Sources and Pathways to Urban Runoff California Senate Bill 1263 (2018) tasks the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) with leading statewide efforts to address microplastic pollution, and requires the OPC to adopt and implement a Statewide… 2021
Hydrodynamic, sediment transport, and sediment flocculation data from south San Francisco Bay, California, summer 2020 The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center collected hydrodynamic and suspended sediment flocculation data at channel and shallow water sites in south San Francisco… 2021
RMP Update 2021 The overarching goal of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is to answer the highest priority scientific questions faced by managers of Bay water quality. The… 2021
FY2021 Nutrient Management Strategy Annual Report Annual report summarizing the progress of the Nutrient Management Strategy during fiscal year 2021. 2021
PCBs in Shiner Surfperch in Priority Margin Areas of San Francisco Bay Conceptual models developed for selected San Francisco Bay margin areas (referred to as priority margin units, or PMUs) have identified shiner surfperch as a crucial indicator of PCB impairment, due… 2021
2021 Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay 2021
Nutrient Management Strategy Fiscal Year 2022 Program Plan This Program Plan summarizes the planned work for the San Francisco Bay Nutrient Management Strategy (NMS) Program during Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022).  2021
2021 RMP Water Cruise Plan This report details plans associated with the annual Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary (RMP) water cruise. The RMP water sampling program was redesigned in… 2021
Holistic Assessment of Microplastics and Other Anthropogenic Microdebris in an Urban Bay Sheds Light on Their Sources and Fate The physical and chemical properties of microplastics and their environmental distributions may provide clues about their sources and inform their fate. We demonstrate the value of extensive… 2021
Contaminant Concentrations in Sport Fish from San Francisco Bay: 2019 2021
Remote Sensing Recommendations for Tidal Wetland Indicators This document presents potential products and methods for monitoring a suite of tidal wetland habitat indicators designated for the Montezuma Wetlands Project using remote sensing technology. This… 2021
San Francisco Bay Regional Watershed Modeling Progress Report, Phase 1 2021
The San Francisco Estuary Institute Collection at the NIST Biorepository The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been collaborating with the San Francisco Bay Estuary Institute (SFEI) since 2009, providing biobanking services at the NIST… 2021
Simulating Sediment Flux Through the Golden Gate. Prepared for Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). 2021
2020 Bay Margins Sediment Study Cruise Plan This report details plans associated with sediment sampling for the Bay Margins Sediment Study for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). Bay margins (i.e., mud… 2021
San Francisco Bay North Bay Margins Sediment Report This report contains information on the late summer/early fall field sampling efforts conducted by the Marine Pollution Studies Lab at Moss Landing Marine Labs (MPSL-MLML) in support of the San… 2021
Assessment of emerging polar organic pollutants linked to contaminant pathways within an urban estuary using non-targeted analysis A comprehensive, non-targeted analysis of polar organic pollutants using high resolution/accurate mass (HR/AM) mass spectrometry approaches has been applied to water samples from San Francisco (SF)… 2021
Microplastics and other anthropogenic particles are prevalent in mussels from San Francisco Bay, and show no correlation with PAHs Microplastics are an emerging contaminant of high environmental concern due to their widespread distribution and availability to aquatic organisms. Filter-feeding organisms like bivalves have been… 2021
Study of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Bay Area POTWs: Phase 1, Sampling and Analysis Plan 2021
2021 RMP Detailed Workplan and Budget In 2021 the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is entering its 29th year of collecting data and communicating information to support water quality management… 2021
2021 RMP Multi-Year Plan 2021
2019 RMP Data Quality Assurance Report This memo provides a high-level summary of the quality assurance assessment for data reported by the RMP.  In 2019, fish tissue samples were collected from nine Bay/Delta areas and three… 2021
2019 Update to Copper Rolling Average 2021
2019 Update to Cyanide Rolling Average 2021
2020-21 RMP North Bay Selenium Study This report details activities associated with the Regional Monitoring Program North Bay Selenium Study in 2020 and 2021. The study was designed to monitor two sites for selenium (Se) in water and… 2021
Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the Steinberger Slough/Redwood Creek Priority Margin Unit 2021
Framework for nontargeted investigation of contaminants released by wildfires into stormwater runoff: Case study in the northern San Francisco Bay area. Wildfires can be extremely destructive to communities and ecosystems. However, the full scope of the ecological damage is often hard to assess, in part due to limited information on the types of… 2021
Summary for Managers: Non-targeted Analysis of Stormwater Runoff following the 2017 Northern San Francisco Bay Area Wildfires Urban-wildland interfaces in the western US are increasingly threatened by the growing number and intensity of wildfires, potentially changing the type of contaminants released into the landscape as… 2021
Urban Stormwater Runoff: A Major Pathway for Anthropogenic Particles, Black Rubbery Fragments, and Other Types of Microplastics to Urban Receiving Waters Stormwater runoff has been suggested to be a significant pathway of microplastics to aquatic habitats; yet, few studies have quantified microplastics in stormwater. Here, we quantify and characterize… 2021
Recommended Best Practices for Collecting, Analyzing, and Reporting Microplastics in Environmental Media: Lessons Learned from Comprehensive Monitoring of San Francisco Bay Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent contaminants in the ocean and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine ecosystems. Microplastics come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes,… 2020
Sediment Monitoring and Modeling Strategy 2020
Think Global, Act Local: Local Knowledge Is Critical to Inform Positive Change When It Comes to Microplastics Microplastic contamination in the marine environment is a global issue. Across the world, policies at the national and international level are needed to facilitate the scale of change needed to… 2020
Suspended-sediment Flux in the San Francisco Estuary; Part II: the Impact of the 2013–2016 California Drought and Controls on Sediment Flux Recent modeling has demonstrated that sediment supply is one of the primary environmental variables that will determine the sustainability of San Francisco Estuary tidal marshes over the next century… 2020
RMP Update 2020 The overarching goal of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is to answer the highest priority scientific questions faced by managers of Bay water quality. The… 2020
Sampling and Quality Assurance and Quality Control: A Guide for Scientists Investigating the Occurrence of Microplastics Across Matrices Plastic pollution is a defining environmental contaminant and is considered to be one of the greatest environmental threats of the Anthropocene, with its presence documented across aquatic and… 2020
Contaminants of Emerging Concern in San Francisco Bay: A Strategy for Future Investigations 2020 Update This 2020 CEC Strategy Update is a brief summary document that describes the addition of recently monitored CECs to the tiered risk-based framework. Reviews of findings relevant to San Francisco Bay… 2020
Summary of Water Year 2017 precipitation, discharge, and sediment conditions at selected locations in Arroyo de la Laguna watershed, with a focus on Arroyo Mocho This report summarizes the precipitation, discharge, and sediment conditions observed from October 1, 2016 to September 30th, 2017 (Water Year (WY) 2017) in the Arroyo de la Laguna watershed, with a… 2020
Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring Progress Report, Water Years 2015 - 2019 Reconnaissance monitoring for water years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 was completed with funding provided by the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). This… 2020
Neonicotinoids and Their Degradates in San Francisco Bay Water In the summer of 2017, open Bay water samples were collected during the RMP Status and Trends Water Cruise. Samples were analyzed for 19 neonicotinoids and metabolites. The only neonicotinoid… 2020
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… 2020
Nutrient Management Strategy Fiscal Year 2021 Program Plan This Program Plan summarizes the planned work for the San Francisco Bay Nutrient Management Strategy (NMS) Program during Fiscal Year 2021 (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021).  2020
Suspended Sediment Flux in the San Francisco Estuary: Part I—Changes in the Vertical Distribution of Suspended Sediment and Bias in Estuarine Sediment Flux Measurements In this study, we investigate how changes in the vertical distribution of suspended sediment affect continuous suspended sediment flux measurements at a location in the San Francisco Estuary. Current… 2020
Expert review of the sediment screening guidelines for the beneficial reuse of dredged material in San Francisco Bay The beneficial reuse of dredged sediment is one strategy in a broader portfolio that is being developed for San Francisco Bay to help marshes adapt to rising sea level. Dredged sediment is currently… 2020
Microparticles, Microplastics, and PAHs in Bivalves in San Francisco Bay California mussels (Mytilus californianus and hybrid Mytilus galloprovincialis / Mytilus trossulus) and Asian clams (Corbicula fluminea) were collected at multiple sites in San Francisco Bay. Mussels… 2020
Multi-box mass balance model of PFOA and PFOS in different regions of San Francisco Bay We present a model to predict the long-term distribution and concentrations of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in estuaries comprising multiple intercommunicated… 2020
Current-Use Pesticides, Fragrance Ingredients, and Other Emerging Contaminants in San Francisco Bay Margin Sediment and Water The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) has recently focused attention on better characterization of contaminants in nearshore “margin” areas of San Francisco Bay… 2020
2019 Bay RMP Water Cruise Plan 2020
2019 RMP North Bay Selenium Monitoring Sampling and Analysis Plan The goal of monitoring for selenium in the North Bay tissue and water is to identify leading indicators of change to allow prompt management response to signs of increasing impairment. At the… 2020
2019 Sport Fish Monitoring Sampling and Analysis Plan The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) monitors concentrations of contaminants in fish tissue as indicators of bioaccumulation of contaminants in the Bay. In… 2020
2020 Bay RMP Detailed Workplan and Budget 2020
2019-20 RMP North Bay Selenium Study This report details activities associated with the Regional Monitoring Program North Bay Selenium Study. The  study was designed to monitor two sites for selenium (Se) in clam tissues and water… 2020
Flame retardants and plastic additives in San Francisco Bay: Targeted monitoring of organophosphate esters and bisphenols 2020
Methods Matter: Methods for Sampling Microplastic and Other Anthropogenic Particles and Their Implications for Monitoring and Ecological Risk Assessment To inform mitigation strategies and understand how microplastics affect wildlife, research is focused on understanding the sources, pathways, and occurrence of microplastics in the environment and in… 2020
Special Study on Bulk Density Sediment bulk density is the total mass of mineral and organic sediment within a defined volume. It is a key variable in many research questions pertaining to Bay sediment studies but one that is… 2020
Microplastic Strategy Update Based on the detection of microplastics in San Francisco Bay surface water and Bay Area wastewater effluent in 2015, the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP)… 2019
2019 RMP Contaminant Concentrations in San Francisco Bay Sportfish Cruise Report This report contains information on the spring and summer field sampling efforts conducted by the Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory at Moss Landing Marine Labs (MPSL-MLML). The purpose of this… 2019
Characterization of Sediment Contamination in South Bay Margin Areas The Bay margins (i.e., mudflats and adjacent shallow areas of the Bay) are important habitats where there is high potential for wildlife to be exposed to contaminants. However, until recently, these… 2019
2020 RMP Multi-Year Plan 2019
Selenium in White Sturgeon from North San Francisco Bay: The 2015-2017 Sturgeon Derby Study This report presents the findings from a study evaluating selenium concentrations in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) tissues collected during the 2015-2017 Sturgeon Derby events in North San… 2019
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