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RMP Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 14th The Annual Meeting of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP)… News
SFEI is pleased to announce the arrival of Phil Trowbridge, the new San Francisco Bay RMP Manager Phil Trowbridge is the Program Manager for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San… News
RMP Sponsors Forum on Methlymercury in Restored Marshes Forum on Science to Support Management of Methylmercury in Restored Tidal Marshes News
RMP Documents Decline of PBDEs in the Bay The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) recently published a… News
RMP SC Meeting The second quarter RMP Steering Committee meeting was held on May 6, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Event
RMP Email News View past newsletter messages. March 12, 2014 SFEP ESTUARY NEWS STORY Bay Primed for Pea Soup? General Content
RMP Emerging Contaminants Meeting The 2014 Emerging Contaminants workgroup meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 15. Event
Journal Publication on PCBs in the Exterior Caulk of Bay Area Buildings An article coauthored by SFEI staff on polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations in caulking… News
Ambient-Based Thresholds from Prior Years Ambient-Based Thresholds Effective in Calendar Year 2013 (Based on 2002-2011 RMP Data)… General Content
Annual Reports Grassland Bypass Project 2012-2014 General Content
RMP Journal Publication on Mercury in San Francisco Bay Forage Fish RMP monitoring of mercury in small fish in the Bay has resulted in several journal publications,… News
Special Issue of Marine Geology Published on Sediment Transport in San Francisco Bay The first ever compilation of research focused on sediment transport in the San Francisco Bay… News
Harbor Seals Contaminated by Banned Scotchgard Chemical The San Francisco Chronicle published an article featuring research conducted by Meg Sedlak and… News
RMP Sources, Pathways, and Loading Workgroup Meeting The RMP Sources, Pathways, and Loading workgroup met on October 23, 2013 to review SPL activities… Event
RMP TRC Meeting The first quarter TRC meeting was held on March 25, 2014. During the meeting Dave Senn provided an… Event
SF Bay Waters are Becoming Clearer, but that May Mean Threats from Algae Growth San Francisco Bay is becoming clearer. Decades of tidal action have finally washed away most of the… News
2013 RMP Insert in SFEP's Estuary News: Celebrating 20 Years of Monitoring the Bay This RMP publication was distributed as an insert in the October 2013 issue of Estuary News,… News
11th Biennial State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference (SOE) Event
RMP SC Meeting The first quarter Steering Committee Meeting was held on Tuesday, January 28 from 10:00 to 3:00 pm.… Event
RMP TRC Meeting The fourth quarter TRC meeting will be held on December 12th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event
Contaminants of Emerging Concern Profiles The 2013 Pulse of the Bay includes profiles on the chemicals that are the highest on the CEC… General Content
Above and Below: Stories from Our Changing Bay SFEI is pleased to announce a major new exhibition about the San Francisco Bay. Above and Below:… News
Mussel Watch CEC Pilot Study Bivalves are excellent water quality biosentinels; therefore, NOAA established the National Status… General Content
Information on Specific CECs General Content
Forum on Science to Support Management of Methylmercury in Restored Tidal Marshes The RMP sponsored a forum to review information and information needs relating to managing… Event
Pulse of the Bay: Contaminants of Emerging Concern The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Bay is an innovative… News
PCB Spatial Patterns in San Francisco Bay Forage Fish Ben Greenfield and Rachel Allen recently published an article in Chemosphere titled… News
SFEI begins continuous water quality monitoring in the Bay A multi-sensor sonde and a nitrate sensor were deployed at the Dumbarton Bridge on July 2nd, 2013… News
Study examining the embryotoxicity of a PBDE mixture to common terns and American kestrels published in Chemosphere A study funded in part by the Regional Monitoring Program that analyzed the embryotoxicity of a… News
2013 RMP Annual Meeting and State of the Estuary Conference This year, the Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) partnered with the San Francisco Estuary… News
Safe to Eat Portal Fish and shellfish are nutritious and good for you to eat. But some fish and shellfish may take in… Project
RMP Multi-Year Planning & SC Meeting The Multi-Year Planning Meeting was held from 9:00 to 12:00 pm on October 15, 2013. The discussion… Event
RMP TRC Meeting The third quarter TRC meeting was held on September 17th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the meeting… Event
SWAMP Report on Contaminants in Fish from California Rivers and Streams The State Water Resources Control Board's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) has… News
RMP SC Meeting The third quarter SC meeting was held on July 17 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Lester McKee provided an… Event
Exposure and Effects Workgroup Meeting The 2013 EEWG meeting was held at SFEI on May 16. Updates on the Bioanalytical Tools study, the… Event
2011-2012   General Content
RMP TRC Meeting The second quarter TRC meeting was held on June 26, 2013 from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. During the morning… Event
Workshop on Causes of Sediment Toxicity in California Marine Waters A one-day workshop was held on November 16, 2012 in Long Beach to assist in the identification of… Event
RMP Sources, Pathways, and Loadings Workgroup Meeting The meeting focused on the review of recent findings from pollutant loads monitoring projects,… Event
RMP SC Meeting The second quarter SC meeting was held on April 23 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. During the meeting the… Event
RMP Scientists Contribute to Bay Article as Part of a Synthesis on Mercury in Marine Ecosystems In a partnership with the Coastal and Marine Mercury Ecosystem Research Collaborative (C-MERC), RMP… News
RMP TRC Meeting The first quarter TRC meeting was held on March 5, 2013 from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. During the meeting an… Event
Emerging Contaminants Workgroup Meeting The Emerging Contaminants Workgroup Meeting will be held on April 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. To… Event
PBDEs in San Francisco Bay: A Summary Report Flame retardant use has become widespread in large part due to unusually strict flammability… Project
Nutrient Stormwater Sampling Over the last year, the potential for adverse effects of nutrient loads to San Francisco Bay has… Project
Algal Biotoxins Monitoring Cyanobacterial blooms and their associated toxins have become increasingly problematic globally… Project
Moored Sensor Monitoring Program The Moored Sensor Program network, consisting of 10 primary and 5 secondary stations, monitors key… Project
SFEI-ASC Shines at Bay-Delta Science Conferences SFEI-ASC Scientists gave 5 presentations and displayed 3 posters at the 7th Biennial Bay-Delta… News
RMP SC Meeting The First quarter SC meeting will be held on January 28 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Event
Background Information The San Francisco Bay Fish Project: Building alliances between government agencies and community… General Content
2012 RMP Insert in SFEP's Estuary News: Flame Retardants in San Francisco Bay This annual RMP contribution will be distributed as an insert in the October issue of Estuary News,… News
RMP TRC Meeting The fourth quarter TRC meeting was held on December 4, 2012 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The TRC… Event
2012 Regional Monitoring Program Update The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary (RMP) is an… News
RMP 2012 Annual Meeting Photos page 3 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3   General Content
RMP 2012 Annual Meeting Photos Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3   General Content
Data Files Water Quality Data From CVRWQCB in ASCII text format Click on the X in the appropriate cell in the… General Content
December 17 Symposium on Bioaccumulation in California Pollutants that accumulate in fish and other aquatic life (or “bioaccumulate”) are having… Event
RMP Sources, Pathways, and Loading Workgroup Meeting The RMP Sources, Pathways, and Loading workgroup will meet to review SPL activities and objectives,… Event
RMP SC & Multi-year Planning Meeting The Multi-Year Planning Meeting will be held from 9:00 to 12:00 pm and will be followed by the… Event
RMP TRC Meeting The TRC discussed the status of the RMP 2012 Annual Meeting and previewed two Annual Meeting… Event
2009-2011 General Content
RMP 2012 Annual Meeting The RMP Annual Meeting was held on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the David Brower Center in Berkeley… Event
2010-2011 2010-2011 Selenium Load Limitation (lbs) Selenium Load - Calculated (lbs) General Content
Chicago Tribune investigative series on flame retardants interviews Susan Klosterhaus ‘Playing with Fire’, a four-part series on the controversial use of flame retardant chemicals in… News
SWAMP Report on Contaminants in Fish from the California Coast The State Water Resources Control Board's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) has… News
San Francisco Bay Mercury News - Vol. 1, No. 1 Vol. 1, No. 1 Fall 2004 Introduction Welcome to the first issue of the San Francisco Bay Mercury… General Content
RMP Steering Committee Meeting The SC will discuss RMP workgroup updates, consider the 2013 Special Study proposals, discuss both… Event
2010 RMP Annual Monitoring Results The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary (RMP) is the primary… News
RMP Sources, Pathways, and Loadings Workgroup Meeting The meeting focused on the review of recently completed projects and progress on small tributaries… Event
RMP Sport Fish Workgroup Meeting The sport fish workgroup will discuss the design of future RMP sport fish sampling efforts. The… Event
RMP Emerging Contaminants and Exposure and Effects Workgroups combined meeting The joint meeting with the Exposure and Effects (EE) and Emerging Contaminants (EC) workgroups… Event
RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting The TRC received updates on nutrients and modeling efforts and seasonal small fish sampling, and… Event
GIS Data a) Indicators of PCB and Hg sources b) Stormwater pump stations GIS c) Soil, dust, and drop… General Content
Regional Stormwater Monitoring and Urban BMP Evaluation: Publications & Spreadsheets Report: A BMP Toolbox for Reducing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Mercury (Hg) in Municipal… General Content
Susan Klosterhaus awarded prestigious ES&T Best Paper of 2011 for work on flame retardants in baby products Susan Klosterhaus, with her collaborators including Saskia van Bergen (formerly of EBMUD) and Duke… News
Susan Klosterhaus featured in the NorCal SETAC Winter Newsletter The Northern California branch of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)… News
PFCs in wildlife from an urban estuary Meg Sedlak and Denise Greig (of the Marine Mammal Center) published an article in the Journal of… News
2011 Pulse of the Estuary: Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary is an innovative… News
RMP Steering Committee Meeting The SC discussed RMP program management and data management, considered the plans and outline for… Event
Joint CTAG-TRC Meeting The annual joint meeting between the Commission’s Technical Advisory Group (CTAG) of the Southern… Event
RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting The TRC discussed the upcoming joint meeting with the Southern California Coast Water Research… Event
Contaminant Data Download and Display (CD3) Contaminant Data Display and Download Tool or CD3 is an innovative visualization tool for… Project
RMP Steering Committee Meeting Event
RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting The TRC was updated on projects from 2011, and will review the detailed work plan for 2012. The… Event
Nutrient Management Strategy For the most up to date information, visit the Nutrient Strategy project website. General Content
RMP Steering Committee Meeting Event
RMP Dioxin Strategy Meeting Dioxin data for Bay surface water, sediment, sediment cores, sport fish, tributary loadings, and… Event
Regional Board Requests RMP Report to Support Reconsideration of Triclosan Uses A report prepared by the RMP was recently submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,… News
Nutrients Strategy Meeting The goals of this meeting were to: Discuss organization and near-term activities (6 month… Event
State of San Francisco Bay 2011 Report Released at the State of the Estuary 2011 Conference, The State of San Francisco Bay 2011 presents… News
SFEI Mercury Scientists present at the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant Jay Davis, Lester McKee, Don Yee, Nicole David, and Aroon Melwani presented at the International… News
Nutrients Science Strategy Session The goal for this meeting was to develop a preliminary outline for a monitoring program for… Event
RMP 2011 Annual Meeting Event
RMP Technical Review Committee Meeting The TRC discussed possibilities for reducing the Status and Trends component of the RMP, reviewed… Event
RMP Steering Committee Meeting The Steering Committee will review the proposed special studies for 2012 and discuss the upcoming… Event
Fact Sheet on the Antimicrobial Chemical Triclosan The RMP has developed the first in a series of fact sheets on contaminants of emerging concern… News
SWAMP/RMP/Bight Program Report on Contaminants in Fish from the California Coast The State Water Resources Control Board's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP), in… News
Workshop on Nutrient Science and Management in San Francisco Bay The RMP convened a workshop of national and local experts on nutrients science at the David Brower… Event
RMP Exposure and Effects Workgroup Meeting Event