Publications for Bay Regional Monitoring Program
2022
Microplastics from Tire Particles in San Francisco Bay Factsheet. 2022.
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2022 RMP Multi-Year Plan. Richmond, California: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2022.
(4.32 MB) .

2022 RMP Multi-Year Plan. Richmond, California: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2022.
(4.32 MB) .

Small Tributaries Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring: Application of Storm-event Loads and Yields-Based and Congener-Based PCB Site Prioritization Methodologies.; 2022.
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2021
Framework for nontargeted investigation of contaminants released by wildfires into stormwater runoff: Case study in the northern San Francisco Bay area. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2021. Available at: https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ieam.4461.
Urban Stormwater Runoff: A Major Pathway for Anthropogenic Particles, Black Rubbery Fragments, and Other Types of Microplastics to Urban Receiving Waters. Environmental Science and Technology Water . 2021. Available at: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00017#.
Holistic Assessment of Microplastics and Other Anthropogenic Microdebris in an Urban Bay Sheds Light on Their Sources and Fate. Environmental Science and Technology Water . 2021. Available at: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00017#.
2019 Update to Copper Rolling Average. 2021.
(1.01 MB) .

2019 Update to Cyanide Rolling Average. 2021.
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The San Francisco Estuary Institute Collection at the NIST Biorepository. Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology; 2021. doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8370.
(1.28 MB) .

Coyote Creek Watershed Reassessment 2020: 10-Year Reassessment of the Ecological Condition of Streams Applying the California Rapid Assessment Method, Santa Clara County, California. Richmond. CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021:131.
(59.63 MB) .

A Synthesis of Microplastic Sources and Pathways to Urban Runoff. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021.
(9.17 MB)

2021 Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, California: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021.
(4.63 MB) .

San Francisco Bay Regional Watershed Modeling Progress Report, Phase 1. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021.
(8.84 MB) .

Study of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Bay Area POTWs: Phase 1, Sampling and Analysis Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021.
(12.68 MB) .

2021 RMP Water Cruise Plan. Richmond, California: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021.
(1.52 MB) .

Contaminant Concentrations in Sport Fish from San Francisco Bay: 2019. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021.
(5.15 MB)

Simulating Sediment Flux Through the Golden Gate. Prepared for Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP). Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021.
(8.39 MB) .

2019 RMP Data Quality Assurance Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021.
(426.68 KB) .

Summary for Managers: Non-targeted Analysis of Stormwater Runoff following the 2017 Northern San Francisco Bay Area Wildfires. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021.
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2021 RMP Multi-Year Plan . Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2021.
(3.5 MB) .

2020
New San Francisco Bay Contaminants Emerge. 2020.
(5.59 MB) .

Sampling and Quality Assurance and Quality Control: A Guide for Scientists Investigating the Occurrence of Microplastics Across Matrices. Applied Spectroscopy. 2020;74(9).
Methods Matter: Methods for Sampling Microplastic and Other Anthropogenic Particles and Their Implications for Monitoring and Ecological Risk Assessment. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2020;16(6). doi:10.1002. .
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. Estuaries and Coasts. 2020. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00734-z. .
Multi-box mass balance model of PFOA and PFOS in different regions of San Francisco Bay. Chemosphere. 2020;252. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126454. .
Recommended Best Practices for Collecting, Analyzing, and Reporting Microplastics in Environmental Media: Lessons Learned from Comprehensive Monitoring of San Francisco Bay. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2020. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124770.
Think Global, Act Local: Local Knowledge Is Critical to Inform Positive Change When It Comes to Microplastics. Environmental Science & Technology. 2020. doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c05746. .
Current-Use Pesticides, Fragrance Ingredients, and Other Emerging Contaminants in San Francisco Bay Margin Sediment and Water. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(2.8 MB)

Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the Steinberger Slough/Redwood Creek Priority Margin Unit. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(17.57 MB) .

Sediment Monitoring and Modeling Strategy. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(779.08 KB) .

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in San Francisco Bay: A Strategy for Future Investigations 2020 Update. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(1.94 MB) .

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. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(1.36 MB) .

Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring Progress Report, Water Years 2015 - 2019. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(1.6 MB) .

Special Study on Bulk Density. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020:43.
(4.06 MB) .

Neonicotinoids and Their Degradates in San Francisco Bay Water. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(1.8 MB) .

Expert review of the sediment screening guidelines for the beneficial reuse of dredged material in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(442.86 KB) .

RMP Update 2020.; 2020.
(44.92 MB)

2019 Sport Fish Monitoring Sampling and Analysis Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(628 KB) .

2019 Bay RMP Water Cruise Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(2.86 MB) .

2019 RMP North Bay Selenium Monitoring Sampling and Analysis Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(2.08 MB) .

Flame retardants and plastic additives in San Francisco Bay: Targeted monitoring of organophosphate esters and bisphenols. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(17.47 MB)
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Microparticles, Microplastics, and PAHs in Bivalves in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2020.
(1.14 MB) .

2019
Occurrence and Sources of Pesticides to Urban Wastewater and the Environment. In: Pesticides in Surface Water: Monitoring, Modeling, Risk Assessment, and Management. Pesticides in Surface Water: Monitoring, Modeling, Risk Assessment, and Management. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society; 2019:63-88. doi:10.1021/bk-2019-1308.ch005. .
Characterization of brominated, chlorinated, and phosphate flame retardants in San Francisco Bay, an urban estuary. Science of the Total Environment. 2019;652:212-223. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971833969X?dgcid=coauthor. .
Optimal Selection and Placement of Green Infrastructure in Urban Watersheds for PCB Control. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. 2019;5(2). doi:10.1061/JSWBAY.0000876.
2019 Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
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Calibration of the Multivariate AZTI Marine Biotic Index (M-AMBI) for Potential Inclusion into California Sediment Quality Objective Assessments in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
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2019 Bay RMP Multi-Year Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(3.16 MB) .

2020 RMP Multi-Year Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(3.04 MB) .

2019 RMP Contaminant Concentrations in San Francisco Bay Sportfish Cruise Report. Moss Landing, CA: Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories; 2019.
(12.28 MB) .

Prioritizing Candidate Green Infrastructure Sites within the City of Ukiah: A Demonstration of the Site Locator Tool of GreenPlan-IT. Report prepared for the City of Ukiah Department of Public Works under Supplemental Environmental Project # R1-018-0024. Richmond. CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(1.62 MB) .

Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring Progress Report, Water Years 2015-2018. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(3.37 MB) .

2019 RMP Water Cruise Report. Livermore, CA: Applied Marine Sciences; 2019.
(321.45 KB) .

2018 RMP Sediment Data Quality Assurance Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(240.45 KB) .

Small Tributaries Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring: Loads and Yields-based Prioritization Methodology Pilot Study. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(1.48 MB) .

San Francisco Bay Triennial Bird Egg Monitoring Program for Contaminants, California—2018. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey; 2019.
(1.43 MB) .

Understanding Microplastic Levels, Pathways, and Transport in the San Francisco Bay Region. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(4.95 MB)
(66.14 MB)


San Francisco Bay Microplastics Project: Science-Supported Solutions and Policy Recommendations. Los Angeles, CA: 5 Gyres; 2019.
(17.53 MB) .

Microplastic Strategy Update. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(1.9 MB) .

Small Tributaries Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring: Pilot Evaluation of Source Areas Using PCB Congener Data. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(2.31 MB) .

Regional Watershed Modeling and Trends Implementation Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(2.25 MB) .

The Pulse of the Bay 2019: Pollutant Pathways. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(21.42 MB) .

Selenium in White Sturgeon from North San Francisco Bay: The 2015-2017 Sturgeon Derby Study. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(1.17 MB) .

Characterization of Sediment Contamination in South Bay Margin Areas. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(6.05 MB) .

Evaluation of PCB Concentrations, Masses, and Movement from Dredged Areas in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(876.18 KB) .

Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the San Leandro Bay Priority Margin Unit - Final Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(12.81 MB) .

2018 RMP Tissue Data Quality Assurance Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2019.
(247.2 KB) .

2018
Blurred lines: Multiple freshwater and marine algal toxins at the land-sea interface of San Francisco Bay, California. Harmful Algae. 2018;73:138-147. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2018.02.005. .
2017 Update to Cyanide Rolling Average. 2018.
(1.13 MB) .

2018 RMP Sediment Cruise Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
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Estrogen Receptor In Vitro Assay Linkage Studies. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(1.8 MB) .

Alternative Flame Retardants in San Francisco Bay: Synthesis and Strategy. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(298.68 KB) .

Non-Targeted Analysis of Water-Soluble Compounds Highlights Overlooked Contaminants and Pathways (Coming Soon). Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018. .
2018 RMP Sediment Sampling and Analysis Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018.
(1.7 MB) .

2018 RMP Bivalve Deployment Cruise Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018.
(268.38 KB) .

2018 RMP Bird Egg Monitoring Sampling and Analysis Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018.
(882.63 KB) .

Microbial Water Quality at Minimally Human-Impacted Reference Beaches in Northern California. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(3.87 MB) .

2018 Bivalve Retrieval Cruise Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(738.95 KB) .

Field Operations Manual for the Regional Monitoring Program. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018.
(1.43 MB) .

2018 RMP Bivalve Retrieval Cruise Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(466.59 KB) .

North Bay Selenium Monitoring Design. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(2.08 MB) .

Current Knowledge and Data Needs for Dioxins in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(3.06 MB) .

Support for Sediment Bioaccumulation Evaluation: Toxicity Reference Values for the San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(317.14 KB) .

Screening of Pharmaceuticals in San Francisco Bay Wastewater. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(1.06 MB) .

Gut Contents Analysis of Four Fish Species Collected in the San Leandro Bay RMP PCB Study in August 2016. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018.
(1.76 MB) .

Guadalupe River Mercury Concentrations and Loads During the Large Rare January 2017 Storm. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(2.53 MB) .

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in San Francisco Bay: A Strategy for Future Investigations 2018 Update. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018.
(3.23 MB) .

2018 RMP Bivalve Deployment Cruise Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(846.17 KB) .

Selenium in Muscle Plugs of White Sturgeon from North San Francisco Bay, 2015-2017. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(2.24 MB) .

2018 Bay RMP Multi-Year Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(3.88 MB) .

Status & Trends Monitoring Design: 2018 Update. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(1.13 MB) .

2018 Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(4.48 MB) .

2017 RMP Bay Margins Sediment Samples Quality Assurance Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018.
(210.1 KB) .

2017 RMP Water Samples Quality Assurance Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018.
(212.28 KB) .

Sediment Supply to San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(1.74 MB)

RMP Small Tributaries Loading Strategy: Modeling and Trends Strategy 2018. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(1.3 MB) .

Assessment of Nutrient Status and Trends in the Delta in 2001–2016: Effects of drought on ambient concentrations and trends. Richmond, CA: Aquatic Science Center; 2018.
(8.33 MB) .

2018 RMP Bivalve Retrieval Cruise Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018.
(466.59 KB) .

Statistical Methods Development and Sampling Design Optimization to Support Trends Analysis for Loads of Polychlorinated Biphenyls from the Guadalupe River in San Jose, California, USA. Livermore, CA: Applied Marine Sciences; 2018.
(1.76 MB) .

Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the San Leandro Bay Priority Margin Unit: Phase Three - (Coming Soon). Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018. .
Selenium in White Sturgeon from North San Francisco Bay: The 2015-2017 Sturgeon Derby Study - (Coming Soon). Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018. .
2018 Regional Monitoring Program Update. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(30.3 MB) .

Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in San Francisco Bay: Synthesis and Strategy. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(3.2 MB) .

Bay 2017 Bay RMP Field Sampling Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2018.
(7.01 MB) .

Pollutants of Concern Reconnaissance Monitoring Water Years 2015, 2016, and 2017. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2018.
(5.55 MB) .

2017
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in San Francisco Bay wildlife: Temporal trends, exposure pathways, and notable presence of precursor compounds. Chemosphere. 2017;185:1217-1226. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.096. .
Long-term variation in concentrations and mass loads in a semi-arid watershed influenced by historic mercury mining and urban pollutant sources. Science of The Total Environment. 2017;605-606:482-497. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.203.
Passage of fiproles and imidacloprid from urban pest control uses through wastewater treatment plants in northern California. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2017;36:1473-1482. doi:10.1002/etc.3673. .
From Sediment to Top Predators: Broad Exposure of Polyhalogenated Carbazoles in San Francisco Bay (U.S.A.). Environmental Science and Technology. 2017;51:2038-2046. doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b05733. .
2016 RMP Bivalve Samples Quality Assurance Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2017.
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2016 RMP Bird Egg Samples Quality Assurance Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(332.09 KB) .

The Pulse of the Bay: The 25th Anniversary of the RMP. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(15.72 MB) .

2017 Margins Sediment Cruise Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2017.
(919.33 KB) .

2017 RMP Multi-Year Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(2.14 MB) .

Sampling and Analysis Plan for Microplastic Monitoring in San Francisco Bay and Adjacent National Marine Sanctuaries. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(5 MB) .

San Francisco Bay Interim Model Validation Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(34.98 MB) .

San Leandro Bay PCB Study Data Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(3.39 MB) .

2017 RMP Water Cruise Report. Livermore, CA: Applied Marine Sciences; 2017.
(1.16 MB) .

2017 RMP Detailed Workplan and Budget. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(2.27 MB) .

Selenium in White Sturgeon Tissues: 2015 Sturgeon Derby.; 2017.
(1.85 MB)

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in San Francisco Bay: A Strategy for Future Investigations. 2017 Revision. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(5.51 MB) .

2017 Margins Microplastics Cruise Report. Moss Landing, CA: Coastal Conservancy & Research; 2017.
(1.95 MB) .

2017 RMP Water Cruise Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2017.
(3.63 MB) .

Assessing the Impact of Periodic Dredging on Macroinvertebrate-Prey Availability for Benthic Foraging Fishes: Final Study Plan and Preliminary Pilot Study Results. Vallejo, CA: U.S. Geological Survey; 2017.
(1.88 MB) .

RMP Field Sampling Report 2016. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(1.08 MB) .

Contaminant Concentrations in Sport Fish from San Francisco Bay, 2014.; 2017.
(1.42 MB)

Microplastic Monitoring and Science Strategy for San Francisco Bay. Richmond, Calif.: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(17.38 MB) .

Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model (RWSM): Year 6 Progress Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(1.79 MB) .

San Francisco Bay California Toxics Rule Priority Pollutant Ambient Water Monitoring Report. Richmond: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(1.92 MB) .

Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the Emeryville Crescent Priority Margin Unit. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(3.08 MB)

Conceptual Model to Support PCB Management and Monitoring in the San Leandro Bay Priority Margin Unit: Phase I. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(14.6 MB) .

2018 RMP Detailed Workplan and Budget. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2017.
(390.05 KB) .

Charter: Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2017.
(1.68 MB) .

Demonstration of a Watershed Approach to Wetland Restoration Planning for Load Reductions: A Pilot Demonstration Project Using GreenPlan-IT in the Santa Rosa Plain, Sonoma County, California. Richmond. CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
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Changing Channels: Regional Information for Developing Multi-benefit Flood Control Channels at the Bay Interface. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(62.69 MB)
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2017 Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(4.26 MB) .

The effects of kaolin clay on the amphipod Eohaustorius estuarius: Part Two.; 2017.
(1.43 MB) .

Water and Suspended-Sediment Flux Measurements at the Golden Gate, 2016-2017.; 2017.
(2.41 MB) .

Characterization of Sediment Contamination in Central Bay Margin Areas. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2017.
(2.89 MB) .

2016
Microplastic Contamination in San Francisco Bay - Fact Sheet. 2015, Revised 2016. 2016.
(4.05 MB) .

The RMP Emerging Contaminants Program - Fact Sheet. 2016.
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Increases in Anthropogenic Gadolinium Anomalies and Rare Earth Element Concentrations in San Francisco Bay over a 20 Year Record. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2016;50(8). doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b04322. .
Microplastic pollution is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent. Environmental Pollution. 2016;218:1045-1054. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.056.
Microplastic contamination in the San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2016;109. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.05.077. .
Regional monitoring programs in the United States: Synthesis of four case studies from Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf Coasts. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 2016;4. doi:doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2015.11.007. .
Effects of salinity on olfactory toxicity and behavioral responses of juvenile salmonids from copper. Aquatic Toxicology. 2016;175. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.04.001. .
The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay, California, USA: Science in support of managing water quality. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 2016;4. doi:doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2015.10.002.
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater: Significance of unknown precursors, manufacturing shifts, and likely AFFF impacts. Water Research. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2016.02.055. .
Identifying and Addressing Contaminant Sources Impacting an Urban Estuary. 2016.
(1.49 MB) .

2015 Update to Cyanide Rolling Average. 2016.
(941.06 KB) .

2015 Update to Copper Rolling Average. 2016.
(951.49 KB) .

2016 RMP Multi-Year Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2016.
(5.57 MB) .

2016 Regional Monitoring Program Update. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2016.
(6.27 MB) .

2016 RMP Sturgeon Derby Study Sampling & Analysis Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2016.
(250.62 KB) .

Synthesis of Current Science: Influence of Nutrient Forms and Ratios on Phytoplankton Production and Community Composition. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2016.
(29.89 MB)

2016 RMP Bivalve Retrieval Cruise Plan.; 2016.
(477.97 KB) .

2016 RMP Bivalve Deployment Cruise Report.; 2016.
(432.67 KB) .

2016 RMP Bivalve Deployment Cruise Plan.; 2016.
(467.7 KB) .

Sources, Pathways and Loadings: Multi-Year Synthesis with a Focus on PCBs and Hg.; 2016.
(3.93 MB) .

2016 RMP Bivalve Retrieval Cruise Report.; 2016.
(441.8 KB) .

Regional Watershed Spreadsheet Model (RWSM) Year 5 Progress Report.; 2016.
(1.82 MB) .

2016 RMP Detailed Workplan and Budget. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institue; 2016.
(1.73 MB) .

2016 Updated ambient concentrations of toxic chemicals in San Francisco Bay area sediments. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2016.
(3.1 MB) .

Selenium in Sturgeon Muscle Plugs: 2014.; 2016.
(460.81 KB) .

Sampling and Analysis Plan for 2016 RMP Status and Trends Bird Egg Monitoring. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2016:31 pp.
(298.16 KB) .

San Francisco Bay Triennial Bird Egg Monitoring Program for Contaminants - 2016 Data Summary. Dixon, CA: U.S. Geological Survey; 2016:19 pp.
(962.97 KB) .

2015 Annual Monitoring Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2016.
(3.28 MB) .

2015
Declines in Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Contamination of San Francisco Bay following Production Phase-Outs and Bans. Environmental Science and Technology. 2015;49(2):777-784. doi:10.1021/es503727b.
Concentrations and loads of PCBs, dioxins, PAHs, PBDEs, OC pesticides and pyrethroids during storm and low flow conditions in a small urban semi-arid watershed. Science of the Total Environment. 2015;526:251-261. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.052.
2015 Summary of Sturgeon Telemetry Studies in San Francisco Estuary. 2015.
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Evaluation of Mercury and PCB Trends in San Francisco Bay Region Stormwater. 2015.
(3.34 MB) .

Microplastic Contamination in San Francisco Bay. 2015.
(9.44 MB)
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Dissolved Oxygen in Sloughs of San Francisco Bay. 2015.
(2.86 MB) .

PCB Margin Unit Prioritization Final Report. 2015.
(16.56 MB) .

A Broad Scan of Bay Contaminants. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2015.
(1.34 MB) .

Charter: Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, Calif: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2015.
(554.31 KB) .

The Effects of Kaolin Clay on the Amphipod Eohaustorius estuarius. Davis, CA: Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis; 2015.
(1.17 MB) .

2013-2014 Annual Monitoring Results. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2015.
(2.86 MB) .

2015 Bay Margins Sediment Study Cruise Plan.; 2015.
(539.3 KB) .

2015 RMP Water Cruise Plan. Livermore, CA: Applied Marine Sciences; 2015.
(770.62 KB) .

2015 RMP Water Cruise Report. Livermore, CA: Applied Marine Sciences; 2015.
(233.29 KB) .

2013 RMP Water Samples Quality Assurance Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2015.
(493.04 KB) .

2014 RMP Sediment Samples Quality Assurance Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2015.
(467.89 KB) .

2015 Pulse of the Bay: The State of Bay Water Quality - 2015 and 2065. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2015.
(9.54 MB) .

2015 Sturgeon Muscle Plug Study Sampling & Analysis Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2015.
(189.22 KB) .

2015 RMP Artesian Slough Sampling & Analysis Plan. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2015.
(250.05 KB) .

2015 Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2015.
(8.94 MB) .

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in San Francisco Bay: A Strategy for Future Investigations. 2015 Update. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2015.
(870.96 KB) .

2014 RMP Bivalve Samples Quality Assurance Report. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2015.
(444.44 KB) .

2014
RMP/USGS Factsheet: Sediment Flux to and from Lower South San Francisco Bay. 2014.
(5.94 MB) .

Removal efficiencies of a bioretention system for trace metals, PCBs, PAHs, and dioxins in a semiarid environment. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2014. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000921.
Polychlorinated biphenyls in the exterior caulk of San Francisco Bay Area buildings, California, USA. Environment International. 2014;66:38-43.
(267.06 KB) .

Alternative Flame Retardants in San Francisco Bay. 2014.
(2.12 MB)
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Pollutants of Concern (POC) Loads Monitoring Data Progress Report: Water Years (WYs) 2012 and 2013. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2014:1-84.
(1.91 MB) .

Model Development Plan to Support Nutrient Management Decisions in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA; 2014.
(558.43 KB) .

Development of Benthic Community Condition Indices – San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2014.
(977 KB) .

2013 RMP Water Cruise Report.; 2014.
(700.78 KB) .

2014 RMP Sediment Cruise Report.; 2014.
(619.04 KB) .

2013 RMP Water Cruise Plan. Livermore, CA: Applied Marine Sciences; 2014.
(996.06 KB) .

2014 Regional Monitoring Program Update. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2014. Available at: http://ebooks.sfei.org/update2014/.
(14.23 MB) .

2014 RMP Bivalve Retrieval Cruise Report.; 2014.
(592.73 KB) .

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in San Francisco Bay: A Summary of Occurrence and Trends. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2014:62.
(2 MB) .

2014 RMP Contaminant Concentrations in San Francisco Bay Sportfish Cruise Report.; 2014.
(2.78 MB) .

2014 RMP Bivalve Deployment Cruise Plan.; 2014.
(613.66 KB) .

2014 Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2014.
(6.58 MB)

PCBs in San Francisco Bay: Assessment of the Current State of Knowledge and Priority Information Gaps. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2014.
(11.99 MB) .

Linkage of In Vitro Assay Results With In Vivo End Points. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2014.
(2.86 MB)

2013
Seasonal and annual trends in forage fish mercury concentrations, San Francisco Bay. Science of the Total Environment. 2013;444:591-601.
(563.91 KB)

Predictors of Mercury Spatial Patterns in San Francisco Bay Forage Fish. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2013;32(12):2728-2737.
(919.57 KB) .

Comparative embryotoxicity of a pentabrominated diphenyl ether mixture to common terns (Sterna hirundo) and American kestrels (Falco sparverius). Chemosphere. 2013;93(2):441-447. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23769465. .
Seasonal variations in suspended-sediment dynamics in the tidal reach of an estuarine tributary. Marine Geology. 2013;345:314-326. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025322713000352. .
A sediment budget for the southern reach in San Francisco Bay, CA: Implications for habitat restoration. Marine Geology. 2013;345:281-293. Available at: http://ca.water.usgs.gov/pubs/2013/ShellenbargerEtAl2013.html. .
Benthic macrofaunal assemblages of the San Francisco Estuary and Delta, USA. Environmental Monitoring Assessment. 2013.
(642.77 KB) .

Adjustment of the San Francisco estuary and watershed to decreasing sediment supply in the 20th century. Marine Geology. 2013;345:63-71. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002532271300039X. .
Method validation and reconnaissance of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and alkylphenols in surface waters, sediments, and mussels in an urban estuary. Environment International. 2013;54:92-99.
(224.76 KB) .

Estuary News RMP Insert 2013. Estuary News. 2013.
(5.93 MB) .

PBDES in the San Francisco Bay Food Web. 2013.
(2.05 MB) .

Pollutants of concern (POC) loads monitoring data progress report, water year (WY) 2012. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2013.
(2.33 MB) .

2013 Pulse of the Bay: Contaminants of Emerging Concern. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2013:102.
(17.25 MB) .

2012
Reducing methylmercury accumulation in the food webs of San Francisco Bay and its local watersheds. Environmental Research. 2012;119:3-26.
(1.32 MB)

Polychlorinated biphenyl spatial patterns in San Francisco Bay forage fish. Chemosphere. 2012.
(624.53 KB)
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Brominated and Chlorinated Flame Retardants in San Francisco Bay Sediments and Wildlife. Environment International. 2012;47:56-65.
(565.23 KB) .

Perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) in wildlife from an urban estuary. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 2012;14:146-154. doi:10.1039/C1EM10609K. .
Estuary News RMP Insert 2012. Estuary News. 2012.
(1.51 MB) .

Delta Historical Ecology GIS Data. 2012. Available at: http://www.sfei.org/DeltaHEStudy.
(10.88 MB) .

Non-targeted analysis update. 2012.
(928.6 KB) .

San Francisco Bay Fish Exposure Reduction Project Summary. 2012.
(1.35 MB) .

Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Synthesis and Strategy. 2012.
(994.58 KB) .

Water Quality Modeling in Estuaries: Lessons Learned. 2012.
(2.1 MB) .

Contaminant Modeling in San Francisco Bay: Lessons from Other Estuaries. 2012.
(2.25 MB) .

Modeling Stormwater: A Formula for Success. 2012.
(9.5 MB) .

Reducing Methylmercury in the Food Web of San Francisco Bay. 2012.
(2.88 MB) .

Fish Habitats in Suisun Bay and What Degrades Them. 2012.
(3.82 MB) .

Olfactory Toxicity of Copper to Salmon in Freshwater and Saltwater. 2012.
(1.53 MB) .

Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Synthesis and Strategy . 2012.
(994.58 KB) .

Hydrodynamic Processes in San Francisco Bay. 2012.
(2.45 MB) .

Recent Activities/Future Plans: Monitoring Data Needs.; 2012.
(851.18 KB) .

Evaluation of Episodic Suspended Sediment Transport in San Francisco Bay, California through Remote Sensing. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2012:18.
(1.56 MB) .

Pollutants of Concern (POC) Loads Monitoring Data, Water Year (WY) 2011. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2012.
(1.03 MB) .

Concentrations and Loads of Trace Contaminants in a Small Urban Tributary, San Francisco Bay, California. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2012:40.
(1.25 MB)

2012 Regional Monitoring Program Update.; 2012:60.
(15.08 MB) .

2011 Pulse of the Estuary: Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2012:104.
(10.81 MB) .

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the San Francisco Estuary: Alkylphenol Ethoxylates. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2012:17.
(875.49 KB)
(345.92 KB) .


Estimated Atmospheric Deposition Fluxes of Dioxins in the San Francisco Estuary. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2012.
(1.31 MB) .

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the San Francisco Estuary: Carbamazepine. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2012:14.
(969.56 KB) .

Conceptual Model of Contaminant Fate on the Margins of San Francisco Bay. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2012:67.
(3.42 MB)
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2011
Low levels of agreement among experts using best professional judgment to assess benthic condition in the San Francisco Estuary and Delta. Ecological Indicators. 2011;12(1):167-173. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.03.020.
(177.24 KB)

Mercury Isotopes Link Mercury in San Francisco Bay Forage Fish to Surface Sediments. Environmental Science and Technology. 2011. doi:10.1021/es103053y. .
Sources of mercury to San Francisco Bay surface sediment as revealed by mercury stable isotopes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 2011;75(3):691-705. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.11.012. .
Cardiac toxicity of 5-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is differentially dependent on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor 2 isofrom during zebrafish development. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 2011;257:242-249.
(1.33 MB) .

2009 Annual Monitoring Results. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2011.
(1.91 MB) .

Guadalupe River Watershed Loading HSPF Model: Year 3 final progress report. Richmond, CA: SFEI; 2011.
(1.29 MB)

RMP Contaminants of Emerging Concern Profile: Triclosan.; 2011.
(1.64 MB) .

RMP Sediment Study 2009-2010 Determining Causes of Sediment Toxicity in the San Francisco Estuary. UC-Davis, Marine Pollutions Studies Laboratory; 2011.
(1.53 MB) .

The Pulse of the Delta: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta. Oakland, CA: Aquatic Science Center; 2011.
(13.18 MB) .

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the San Francisco Estuary: Triclosan and Triclocarban. Oakland: SFEI; 2011.
(1.52 MB) .

Contaminants in Sport Fish from the California Coast, 2009: Summary Report on Year One of a Two-Year Screening Survey. Sacramento: California State Water Resources Control Board; 2011.
(3.88 MB)

2011 Annual Monitoring Results: A report of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary. San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2011.
(1.1 MB) .

DGT (Diffusive Gradient in Thinfilm) as a tool to assess sources of bioavailable methylmercury in San Francisco Bay. Oakland: SFEI; 2011.
(8.12 MB) .

Apparent Tolerance of Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Embryos to a Pentabrominated Diphenyl Ether Mixture (DE-71). Beltsville, Maryland: USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; 2011.
(1.57 MB) .

2010
A Regional Mass Balance of Methylmercury in San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2010.
(306.73 KB)
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Evidence for thyroid endocrine disruption in wild fish in San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Relationships to contaminant exposures. Aquatic Toxicology. 2010;96:203-215.
(551.68 KB) .

Habitat-Related Benthic Macrofaunal Assemblages of Bays and Estuaries of the Western United States. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2010;8(4):638-648.
(213.19 KB)

Estuary News RMP Insert 2010. Estuary News. 2010.
(4.04 MB) .

Low Impact Development: Implementation Examples and New Directions. 2010.
(15.27 MB) .

The Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit. 2010.
(6.14 MB) .

Recent Advances in Bay Area Stormwater Science. 2010.
(3.76 MB)

Linkages Between Watersheds and the Bay: Past, Present, and Future. 2010.
(50.67 MB) .

Lessons from Watershed Monitoring in Southern California. 2010.
(3.62 MB) .

Myths, Models, and Monitoring for Rainfall-Runoff Controls. 2010.
(5.09 MB) .

Mercury in Cores from San Francisco Bay and Wetlands. 2010. Available at: http://www.sfei.org/calendar_events/2915.
(11.57 MB) .

The RMP Mercury Strategy: Approaching a Crossroads. 2010.
(3.03 MB) .

Assessing Impairment of Wildlife by Mercury in Tomales Bay. 2010.
(19.83 MB) .

Environmental Data Upload and Visualization Tools. 2010. Available at: http://acwi.gov/monitoring/conference/2010/.
(74.96 MB)

Myths, Models, and Monitoring for Rainfall-Runoff Controls. 2010.
(5.09 MB) .

Lessons from Watershed Monitoring in Southern California . 2010.
(3.62 MB) .

The Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit. 2010.
(6.14 MB) .

The RMP Small Tributary Loading Strategy. 2010.
(6.12 MB) .

Update on Contaminants of Emerging Concern. 2010.
(4.74 MB) .

Linkages Between Watersheds and the Bay: Past, Present, and Future. 2010.
(50.67 MB) .

Low Impact Development: Implementation Examples and New Directions. 2010.
(15.27 MB) .

Recent Advances in Bay Area Stormwater Science. 2010.
(3.76 MB)

SWAMP: Monitoring the Health of Our Watersheds. 2010.
(21.9 MB) .

Optimizing sampling methods for pollutant loads and trends in San Francsico Bay urban stormwater monitoring. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2010.
(1.6 MB)

Mercury in San Francisco Bay forage fish. Oakland, Ca: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2010.
(1.08 MB) .

Developing Impairment Thresholds for the Effects of Mercury on Forster's Tern Reproduction in the San Francisco Bay. Davis, CA: U. S. Geological Survey; 2010.
(1.87 MB) .

2010 Pulse of the Estuary: Linking the Watersheds and the Bay. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2010:96.
(19.17 MB) .

Procedures for the Collection and Storage of Environmental Samples in the RMP Specimen Bank. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2010.
(545.86 KB) .

Characterization Studies of a Thyroid Endocrine-disrupted Condition in Wild Fishes of San Francisco Bay. Oakland: SFEI; 2010:64.
(431.23 KB)
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Concentrations and Loads of Mercury Species in the Guadalupe River, San Jose, California: Water Year 2010. Oakland: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2010.
(3.34 MB) .

2008 RMP Annual Monitoring Results. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2010. Available at: rmp/amr.
(3.56 MB) .

Exploratory categorization of watersheds for potential stormwater monitoring in San Francisco Bay. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2010.
(4.14 MB)

2009
Detection of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Furniture Foam and U.S. House Dust. Environmental Science and Technology. 2009:7490–7495.
(255.57 KB)

Integrating Toxicity Risk in Bird Eggs and Chicks: Using Chick Down Feathers To Estimate Mercury Concentrations in Eggs. Environmental Science and Technology. 2009;43:2166-2172.
(188.27 KB) .

Estuary News RMP Insert 2009. Estuary News. 2009.
(3.26 MB) .

Analysis of Sediment Cores: Uncovering the Past. 2009.
(2 MB) .

Contaminants of Emerging Concern: An Update on RMP Activities. 2009.
(6.55 MB) .

A Legacy of Contaminants in SF Bay and Wetland Cores. 2009.
(29.45 MB) .

Suspended Sediment: Past a Tipping Point – What’s Next?. 2009.
(541.35 KB) .

Regulation of Sediment and Sediment Quality. 2009.
(906 KB) .

Recent Trends of Phytoplankton Increase in San Francisco Bay. 2009.
(894.1 KB) .

Contaminants of Emerging Concern: An Update on RMP Activities. 2009.
(6.55 MB) .

Patterns in Mercury Update by Small Fish. 2009.
(1.01 MB) .

Sediment Happens - But not so Much. 2009.
(30.73 KB)
(25.6 MB) .


Water Quality in the Bay: 2009. 2009.
(20.51 MB) .

Environmental Endocrine Disruption in Wild Fish of San Francisco Bay. Oakland: SFEI; 2009:128. .
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent and Effluent and Surface Waters of Lower South San Francisco Bay. Oakland, Ca: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2009.
Estimated Sediment Contaminant Concentrations Associated with Biological Impacts at San Diego Bay Cleanup Sites. Oakland, Ca: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2009.
(1.25 MB) .

RMP Small Tributaries Loading Strategy. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2009.
(566.89 KB) .

San Francisco Bay Triennial Bird Egg Monitoring Program for Contaminants - 2009 Data Summary. Davis, CA: U. S. Geological Survey; 2009.
(360.98 KB) .

Summary of Current Water Quality Monitoring Programs in the Delta. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2009. Available at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/delta_water_quality/delta_regional_monitoring/archived_material/drmp_wq_monitoring_progs_sum.pdf. .
Concentrations and Loads of Trace Contaminants in the Zone 4 Line A Small Tributary, Hayward, California: Water Year 2007. Oakland,Ca: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2009.
(6.77 MB) .

Mercury-Selenium Effects on Reproductive Success of Forster's Terns in San Francisco Bay. Davis, California: USGS; 2009:26.
(648.55 KB) .

2009 Pulse of the Estuary: Bay Sediments - Past a Tipping Point. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2009:92.
(15.32 MB) .

Guadalupe Watershed Model Year 1 Report. Oakland, CA; 2009.
(4.64 MB)

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Surveillance Using Bay Fish. 2009.
(3.26 MB) .

2008
The State of San Francisco Bay: Water Quality. National Water Quality Monitoring Conference. 2008.
(2.27 MB) .

Alternate and New Brominated Flame Retardants Detected in US House Dust. Environmental Science & Technology. 2008. Available at: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2008/42/i18/abs/es801070p.html.
(372.68 KB)

A Mass Budget of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in San Francisco Bay, CA. Environment International. 2008.
(708.37 KB)

The level of agreement among experts applying best professional judgment to assess the condition of benthic infaunal communities. Ecological Indicators: Integrating, Monitoring, Assessment and Management. 2008;8:389-394.
(701.59 KB)

Estuary News RMP Insert 2008. Estuary News. 2008.
(1.82 MB) .

Perfluorinated Compounds in San Francisco Bay Harbor Seals. 2008.
(1.37 MB) .

The RMP Mercury Strategy: Studies Underway. 2008.
(7.53 MB) .

Water Quality Science and Management in the Delaware Estuary. 2008.
(4.86 MB) .

Dredging and Sediment Management in San Francisco Bay. 2008.
(6.27 MB) .

Exchange and Integration of Monitoring Data to Address Management Questions at Multiple Scales. 2008. Available at: http://acwi.gov/monitoring/conference/2008/.
(2.88 MB) .

RMP Newsletter Spring 2008. 2008.
(2.21 MB) .

A Methylmercury Budget for San Francisco Bay. 2008.
(686 KB) .

A First-Order Mass Budget for Methylmercury in San Francisco Bay, CA. 2008.
(181.72 KB) .

Mercury Management in the Delta. 2008. .
The RMP Mercury Strategy. 2008. .
Cool New Tools for Accessing RMP Data. 2008.
(7.02 MB) .

Guadalupe Watershed Model. Phase: 1 Hydrology Model. 2008.
(1.53 MB)

Power Analysis and Optimization of the RMP Status and Trends Program.; 2008.
(2.25 MB) .

2008 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2008.
(15.07 MB) .

RMP Food Web Analysis; Data Report on Gut Contents of Four Fish Species. San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2008.
(7.95 MB) .

Mercury and Methylmercury in North Bay Tidal Marshes. Oakland,Ca: RMP Mercury Coordination Meeting; 2008. .
Contaminant Concentrations in Sport Fish from San Francisco Bay, 2006. Oakland,CA; 2008.
(15.89 MB)

Sediment Quality Assessments in the San Francisco Estuary. Oakland, Ca: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2008.
(2.52 MB) .

San Francisco Estuary National Water Quality Monitoring Network Pilot Study Report.; 2008:70.
(2.81 MB)

The State of San Francisco Bay: Water Quality.; 2008.
(2.27 MB) .

Sources, Pathways and Loadings Workgroup: Five-Year Workplan (2008-12). Oakland: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2008. .
RMP Sediment TIE Study 2007-2008: Using Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE)Methods to Investigate Causes of Sediment Toxicity to Amphipods. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2008.
(1.23 MB) .

A Forecast Model of Long-Term PCB Fate in San Francisco Bay. Oakland, CA: SFEI; 2008:52.
(3.56 MB) .

PBDEs in the Bay: Rapid Rise, Rapid Fall?. 2008.
(2.21 MB) .

2007
San Francisco Bay, CA: Comprehensive ecosystem evaluation needed to discern causes of chlorophyll a increases. In: 2007 National Eutrophication Assessment. 2007 National Eutrophication Assessment. Washington, D.C; 2007:113-114.
(994.14 KB) .

Decadal mercury trends in San Francisco Estuary sediments. Environmental Research. 2007;105:53-66.
(741.82 KB) .

Patterns and trends in sediment toxicity in the San Francisco Estuary. Environmental Research. 2007;105(1):145-155.
Sources, transport, fate and toxicity of pollutants in the San Francisco Bay estuary. Environmental Research : A Multidisciplinary Journal of Environmental Sciences, Ecology and Public Health. 2007;105:1-4.
(40.59 MB) .

Patterns and trends in sediment toxicity in the San Francisco Estuary. Environmental Research. 2007;105:145-155.
(972.24 KB)

Biological Effects of Anthropogenic Contaminants in the San Francisco Estuary. Environmental Research. 2007;105:156-174.
(528.14 KB)

Adapting an ambient monitoring program to the challenge of managing emerging pollutants in the San Francisco estuary. Environmental Research. 2007;105:132-144.
(741.96 KB) .

Synthesis of long-term nickel monitoring in San Francisco Bay. Environmental Research. 2007;105:20-33.
(827.54 KB) .

Suspended sediment and sediment-associated contaminants in San Francisco Bay. Environmental Research. 2007;105:119-131.
(486.64 KB) .

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in San Francisco Bay. Environmental Research. 2007;105:67-86.
(1 MB) .

A review of total dissolved copper and its chemical speciation in San Francisco Bay, California. Environmental Research. 2007;105:5-19.
(976.86 KB) .

The slow recovery of the San Francisco Estuary from the legacy of organochlorine pesticides. Environmental Pollution. 2007.
(969.52 KB)

Spatial and temporal variations in silver contamination and toxicity in San Francisco Bay. Environmental Research. 2007;105:34-52.
(1014.85 KB) .

Estuary News RMP Insert 2007. Estuary News. 2007.
(1.33 MB)

Environmental Data Management Evaluating Internal Performance. 2007.
(2.78 MB) .

Improved forecasting for PCBs in San Francisco Bay. 2007.
(7.99 MB) .

Emerging Problems. Progress on Identifying Contaminants of Concern. 2007.
(6.92 MB) .

A Mass Budget of PBDEs in SF Bay. 2007. .
Monitoring the Water Quality Impacts of Wetland Restoration. 2007.
(1.8 MB) .

2006 RMP Annual Monitoring Results. Oakland: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2007. Available at: rmp/amr.
(19.02 MB) .

2007 RMP Annual Monitoring Results. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2007. Available at: rmp/amr.
(2.2 MB) .

A Pilot Study of the Effects of Contaminants on surfperch (Cymatogaster aggregata) in the San Francisco Bay Estuary. San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2007.
(1.62 MB) .

2007 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2007:88.
(32.34 MB) .

2006
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in San Francisco Bay: A 10-year retrospective of monitoring in an urbanized estuary. Environmental Research. 2006;105:101-118.
(1.22 MB) .

Estimates of suspended sediment entering San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta, San Francisco Bay, California. J. of Hydrology. 2006.
(497.13 KB) .

Identification and emission factors of molecular tracers in organic aerosols from biomass burning: Part 3. Grasses. Applied Geochemistry. 2006;21(6). Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VDG-4JRVDW8-1&_user=10&_coverDate=06%2F30%2F2006&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1334165991&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_us. .
Estuary News RMP Insert 2006. Estuary News. 2006.
(1.71 MB) .

Facilitating the Exchange and Reporting of Monitoring Data. 2006.
(1.38 MB) .

Riverine Transport of Sediment and Mercury to North San Francisco Bay. 2006.
(2.6 MB) .

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in San Francisco Estuary. 2006.
(1.27 MB)

Toxic Potential of PAHs in San Francisco Estuary Sediments. 2006.
(3.96 MB) .

Mercury in biosentinel fish in San Francisco Bay: First-year project report.; 2006.
(552.37 KB) .

The 2004 to 2005 RMP Annual Monitoring Results. San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2006:220.
(11.44 MB) .

Workshop Report: The Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in San Francisco Bay Sediments. San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2006. Available at: http://www.sfei.org/rmp/reports/PAH/518_PAHWorkshopFinalReport.pdf.
(11.38 MB) .

Organochlorine Pesticide Fate in San Francisco Bay. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2006:48.
(1.93 MB) .

2006 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2006:82.
(15.91 MB) .

Dredging Impacts on Food-Web Bioaccumulation of DDTs in San Francisco Bay, CA. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2006.
(912.15 KB) .

Contamination Concentrations in Fish from San Francisco Bay, 2003. San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2006.
(8.9 MB)

2005
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Levels and Distribution of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Water, Surface Sediments, and Bivalves from the San Francisco Estuary. Environmental Science & Technology. 2005;39:33-41. Available at: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es048905q. .
Emerging Contaminants: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs). RMP Regional Monitoring News, San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. 2005;10:p.1-11.
(736.14 KB) .

A Review of Factors Influencing Measurements of Decadal Variations in Metal Contamination in San Francisco Bay, California. Ecotoxicology, 1-16. 2005:16.
(672.76 KB) .

Estuary News RMP Insert 2005. Estuary News. 2005.
(419.37 KB) .

Estuary News RMP Insert 2004/2005. Estuary News. 2005.
(381.81 KB) .

Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in San Francisco Bay Sport Fish, 2003. 2005.
(1.27 MB) .

Methylmercury in San Francisco Bay Surface Sediments. 2005.
(19.67 MB) .

2005 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2005:84.
(15.43 MB) .

Sources, Pathways, and Loadings: 5-Year Work Plan (2005-2009). San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2005:25.
(4.19 MB)

Concentratons and Loads of Organic Contaminants and Mercury associated with Suspended Sediment Discharged to San Francisco Bay from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, CA. San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2005.
(1.93 MB) .

DRAFT REPORT: A Model of Long-Term PCB Fate and Transport in San Francisco Bay, CA. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2005. .
Re-design Process of the San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances (RMP) Status & Trends Monitoring Component for Water and Sediment. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2005.
(1.72 MB)

Fate of Contaminants in Sediment of San Francisco Estuary: A Review of Literature and Data - Final Report. Oakland: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2005.
(1.24 MB) .

2003 Annual Results: San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2005.
(10.48 MB) .

Optimizing Transplanted Bivalve Studies for the Regional Monitorig Program for Trace Substances. ( ). San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2005.
(1.25 MB) .

Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances in the San Francisco Estuary 2005 Program Plan. Oakland: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2005:16.
(122.62 KB) .

2004
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the San Francisco Estuary water column: Sources, spatial distributions, and temporal trends (1993-2001). Chemosphere. 2004:909-920. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_aset=B-WA-A-B-AZ-MsSAYZA-UUW-AAUUEEBDAA-AUEYCDVCAA-ZEZZAABBW-AZ-U&_rdoc=1&_fmt=summary&_udi=B6V74-4DFT1M1-6&_coverDate=11%2F01%2F2004&_cdi=5832&_orig=search&_st=13&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_versi. .
A PAH Fate Model for San Francisco Bay. Chemosphere. 2004. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653505001001.
(452.15 KB) .

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in San Francisco Estuary sediments. Marine Chemistry. 2004;86:169-184.
(1.89 MB) .

Seasonal, Interannual, and Long-term Variation in sport fish contamination, San Francisco Bay. Science of the Total Environment. 2004.
(389.04 KB) .

A test of the Environmental Kuznets Curve using long-term watershed inputs. Ecological Applications. 2004;14(2):p.555-570. Available at: http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/02-5381?journalCode=ecap.
(450.95 KB) .

Mercury Contamination of Sport Fish in the Delta and its Tributaries. 2004.
(1.26 MB)

RMP News - Newsletter of the Regional Monitoring Program. 2004. Available at: rmp/rmp_news. .
Cisnet Technical Report: Contaminant Accumulation In Eggs of Double-Crested Cormorants and Song Sparrows In San Pablo Bay. San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2004.
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2004 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring & Managing Contamination in the San Francisco Estuary. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2004. Available at: http://www.sfei.org/rmp/pulse/pulse2004.html.
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A Simple Mass Balance Model for PAH Fate in the San Francisco Estuary. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2004.
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Cisnet Technical Report: Contaminant Accumulation in Forage Fish. San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2004.
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2002 Annual Results.; 2004.
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Conceptual Framework and Rationale for the Exposure and Effects Pilot Study. Oakland: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2004.
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San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Annual Monitoring Results, 2002. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2004.
Re-design Process of the San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances (RMP). Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2004.
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Report of the 2003 Program Review. Oakland: San Franciso Estuary Institute; 2004.
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2004 RMP Program Plan.; 2004.
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2003
Effective Application of Monitoring Information: The Case of San Francisco Bay. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2003;81:15-25. .
Mercury concentrations in coastal California precipitation: Evidence of local and trans-Pacific fluxes of mercury to North America. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres. 2003. .
Potential for increased mercury accumulation in the Estuary food web: Issues in San Francisco Estuary Tidal Wetlands Restoration. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 2003;1. Available at: http://repositories.cdlib.org/jmie/sfews/vol1/iss1/art4/. .
Surveillance for previously unmonitored organic contaminants in the San Francisco Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2003;46(9):1102-10. .
Surveillance for previously unmonitored organic contaminants in the San Francisco Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2003;46:1102-1110. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00248-0. .
The estuarine cycles of cobalt in San Francisco Bay and the New York Bight. Limnology and Oceanography. 2003. .
Mercury speciation in the San Francisco Bay estuary. Marine Chemistry. 2003. .
Anthropogenic sources of lead in the Sacramento and San Joaquin drainage basins. Environmental Science and Technology. 2003. .
Evaluation of immune responses as indicators of contamination in San Francisco Bay, Using a novel phagocytosis and phagocytic index method developed for mussels. Marine Environmental Research. 2003. .
Mercury Contamination from Historic Mining in Water and Sediment, Guadalupe River and San Francisco Bay, CA. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis. 2003. Available at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/article;jsessionid=aqrl3s9pslqdm.victoria?title=Mercury+Contamination+from+Historic+Mining&title_type=tka&year_from=1997&year_to=2004&database=1&pageSize=20&index=2. .
Causes of Sediment Toxicity to Mytilus galloprovincialis in San Francisco Bay, California. Archive of Environmental Contamination Toxicology. 2003;45:486-491. Available at: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s00244-003-0231-1.
Surveillance monitoring for new organic contaminants in the San Francisco Estuary. 2003;Spring, 8:5-6. .
Benefits of the RMP and Challenges for the Future. 2003.
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Choosing a Future Bay: The Long - Term Fate of PCBs and Other Organics. 2003.
(854 KB) .

A mass balance model for the fate of PAHs in the San Francisco Estuary. 2003.
(1.08 MB) .

Ambient Water Toxicity in San Francisco Bay: 1993 - 2002. 2003.
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A Watershed Year for RMP & CEP: Sources Pathways & Loadings 2002/2003. 2003.
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Sediment Dynamics Drive Contaminant Dynamics. 2003.
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PCBs Total Maximum Daily Loads, San Francisco Bay. 2003.
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Developing Water Quality Solutions for San Francisco Bay. 2003.
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Identification and evaluation of previously unknown organic contaminants in the San Francisco Estuary (1999-2001). Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2003.
(1.33 MB) .

San Francisco Bay PCB Food - Web Model. Oakland, Ca: San Francisco Estuary Institute , Simon Fraser University, EVS Environmental Consultants; 2003.
(1.09 MB) .

A review of urban runoff processes in the Bay Area: Existing knowledge, conceptual models, and monitoring recommendations. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2003.
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2001 Annual Results: San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2003.
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San Francisco Bay Ambient Monitoring Interim Report.; 2003.
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Contaminant Concentrations in Fish from San Francisco Bay, 2000. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Water Pollution Control Laboratories, California Department of Fish and Game, Hazardous Materials Laboratory, Cal/EPA; 2003.
(1.68 MB)

2003 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring & Managing Contamination in the San Francisco Estuary. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute ; 2003.
(8.09 MB) .

Summary of 10 years of sediment toxicity monitoring for the San Francisco Estuary RMP. San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2003.
(3.39 MB)

2002
Effect of injury in salt marsh periwinkles (Littoraria irrorata Say) on resistance to future attacks by blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun). American Malacological Bulletin. 2002;17:141-146. .
Atmospheric Concentrations and Fluxes of Organic Compounds in the Northern San Francisco Estuary. Environmental Science and Technology. 2002;36(22):4741-4747. Available at: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2002/36/i22/abs/es011470b.html. .
Groundwater seepage into northern San Francisco Bay: implications for dissolved metals budgets. Wate Resources Research. 2002. .
Contaminant concentrations in sport fish from San Francisco Bay, 1997. Marine Pollution Bulletin, accepted with revisions. 2002;44:1117-1129.
Decadal decline of anthropogenic silver in San Francisco Bay: Comparison with lead. Environmental Science and Technology. 2002. .
Decadal trends of silver and lead contamination in San Francisco Bay surface waters. Environmental Science and Techology. 2002;36:2379-2386. .
Analysis for Cd, Cu, Ni, Zn and Mn in estuarine water by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry coupled with an automated flow injection system. Analytica Chimica Acta. 2002;455:11-22. .
Tracing Ni, Cu and Zn kinetics and equilibrium partitioning between dissolved and particulate phases in South San Francisco Bay, CA, using stable isotopes and HR-ICPMS. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta. 2002;66:3062-3082. .
Sequential Extraction of Mercury from Sediments in San Francisco Bay Estuary. Environmental Science and Technology. 2002. Available at: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002AGUFM.H61C0810K. .
Estuary News RMP Insert 2002. Estuary News. 2002.
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RMP detective work: Identifying new organic contaminants in the Estuary. 2002;Winter, 6:7. .
New Directions for the RMP: An Overview. 2002.
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Organic Contaminant Concentrations in Bay Area Effluents. 2002.
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Determining the Spatial Distribution of Water and Sediment Sampling Locations. 2002.
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Water Quality in San Francisco Bay. 2002.
(1.25 MB) .

The long term fate of PCBs in San Francisco Bay. 2002.
(1.04 MB) .

Process and Products for RMP Redesign Implementation by January 2002. 2002.
(28.45 KB) .

Contaminant concentrations in fish: 2000 (Oral Presentation). 2002.
(6.24 MB) .

Urban Runoff Literature Review (TMDL Presentation). 2002.
(1.75 MB) .

Surveillance Monitoring in the RMP. 2002.
(491 KB) .

Copper and Nickel TMDL Development: Lower South Bay. 2002.
(2 MB)

The Design Process for the Status and Trends Component. 2002.
(6.15 MB)

NorCal SEATAC 2001 - Seafood Contamination and Consumption. 2002.
(2.18 MB) .

Contaminants at the Estuary Interface. 2002.
(1.02 MB) .

The Pulse of the Estuary: 2000 Update. 2002.
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Benefits of the Redesigned RMP to Regional Board Decision Making. 2002. Available at: http://www.sfei.org/sites/default/files/biblio_files/RMPANNMEET02_kt.PPT.
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SFEI: More Than Just RMP (2002 RMP Annual Meeting). 2002.
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Copper and Nickel Impairment Assessment. 2002.
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Estuary Interface Pilot Study (1996 - 1999).; 2002.
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A PCB Budget for San Francisco Bay. Oakland, CA: San Francisco Estuary Institute; 2002. .
Sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluations San Francisco Bay Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. Richmond, CA: San Francisco Estauary Institute; 2002. .