2017 Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Water Samples Quality Assurance Report

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | June 1st, 2018

Summary

 In 2017, grab water samples were collected from 22 sites, with samples analyzed for select trace elements (Cu, MeHg, Se), ancillary water quality parameters (DOC, POC,

Anthropogenic Stressors and Changes in the Clear Lake Ecosystem as Recorded in Sediment Cores

Ecological Society of America (Wiley) | December 1st, 2008

Summary

Sediment cores were collected to investigate multiple stresses on Clear Lake, California, USA, through the period of European occupation to the present day. Earlier wor

Bioaccumulation of Pollutants in California Waters: A Review of Historic Data and Assessment of Impacts on Fishing and Aquatic Life

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | October 24th, 2007

Summary

This report was written for the State Water Resources Control Board’s Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) as a step toward the development of an im

California Bay - Delta Authority Fish Mercury Project: The Relationship between Landscape Features and Sport Fish Mercury in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | November 2nd, 2007

Summary

The goal of this study was to quantify the relationship between landscape features and mercury in sport fish. We hypothesized that spatial variation in sport fish mercury

Coagulant and Sorbent Efficacy in Removing Mercury from Surface Waters in the Cache Creek Watershed, California

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | February 25th, 2019

Summary

Cache Creek drains part of northern California’s Coast Ranges and is an important source of mercury (Hg) to the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. Cache Creek is c

Contaminant Concentrations in Sport Fish from San Francisco Bay: 2014

San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) | January 1st, 2014

Summary

This summary report presents results from a 2014 survey of contaminants in San Francisco Bay sport fish, as well as an additional 2015 sampling of sport fish in Artesian

Contaminant Effects on California Bay-Delta Species & Human Health

University of California, Davis (UC Davis) | December 1st, 2016

Summary

Many contaminants in the California Bay-Delta exceed regulatory standards, impact aquatic species, and potentially affect human health. Recent studies provide evidence th

DRERIP Ecosystem Conceptual Model: Chemical stressors

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) | February 5th, 2008

Summary

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem comprises many different habitat types, and is home to a large number of species. Thousands of chemical contaminants have been

DRERIP Ecosystem Conceptual Model: Mercury

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) | January 24th, 2008

Summary

Mercury has been identified as an important contaminant in the Delta, based on elevated concentrations of methylmercury (a toxic, organic form that readily bioaccumulates

Environmental Health Risks from Abandoned Mines in the Sierra Nevada

Sierra Fund | June 9th, 2014

Summary

The widespread pollution from Gold Rush mining activities, including mercury, arsenic and lead, constitutes the oldest and longest neglected environmental justice problem

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