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Bay RMP Microplastics Workgroup Meeting The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) is a collaboration… Event
Bay RMP Microplastics Workgroup Meeting Event
Microplastic Fibers Microfibers are the most common type of microplastic in the environment, with synthetic clothing… Focus Area
Statewide Plastics Monitoring Strategy & Planning Framework SFEI, on behalf of the California Ocean Protection Council, is facilitating the development of a… Project
Investigating Dryers as a Major Source of Microplastics This unique study will be the first to consider whether clothing dryers are a significant source of… Project
Estuary News features RMP study on microplastic pollution December's issue of Estuary News features an article, "Unhealthy Fiber in Bay Diet," that… News
Dr. Rebecca Sutton interviewed on KGO-TV about the potential impact of synthetic clothing on San Francisco Bay In a story called "Synthetic Clothes May Be Polluting San Francisco Bay," KGO-TV's Dan Ashley… News

Publications

Title Abstract Year of Publication
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
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
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
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
San Francisco Bay Microplastics Project: Action Sheet 2019
Microplastic Contamination in San Francisco Bay - Fact Sheet This factsheet compiles the findings for microplastics, as they are found in San Francisco Bay. The factsheet defines the different forms of contamination, the studies that have been performed as of… 2016
Microplastic contamination in the San Francisco Bay, California, USA Despite widespread detection of microplastic pollution in marine environments, data describing microplastic abundance in urban estuaries and microplastic discharge via treated municipal wastewater… 2016
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