STATE WATER BOARD: PFAS in California Maven Meetings April 28, 2022 623Staff presents results from the ongoing statewide PFAS investigations Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are a group of manufactured...
NOTICE: Workshops to provide summary of proposed hexavalent chromium standard, opportunities for public comment Maven Other Announcements April 5, 2022 18From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board will hold two workshops this week to...
West Coast Salmonids All Tired Out? Maven Science News February 2, 2022 102From Estuary News: West Coast salmon and steelhead populations have declined steeply in the past century – a plight that...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: Science Advisory Panel on Constituents of Emerging Concern (CECs) in Aquatic Ecosystems Maven Other Announcements February 2, 2022 54From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board and Ocean Protection Council funded a grant to the...
BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: A new model to address legacy Gold Rush mercury in the Delta Maven Best of the Notebook January 20, 2022 151It can be a bit hard for some to comprehend, but it is true: Here in the 21st century, California...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Effects of pesticides on species in the Delta; plus activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Science on the Notebook November 30, 2021 160At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council during the Delta Lead Scientist report, Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted recent...
FEATURE: Agricultural Pesticides Accumulate in Fish Prey Species in the Delta Elyse De Franco Science on the Notebook October 12, 2021 115Written by Elyse DeFranco The toxic effects of insecticides sprayed on Delta farmlands don’t stop at the pests they seek...
ESTUARY PEARLS PART 3: Pesticides, HABs, New Neural Network, Ship Channel, Tule Red, Quake Risk Levees and more Estuary News Group Estuary Pearls April 29, 2021 101ESTUARY News sent reporters to the first virtual Bay-Delta Science Conference in April 2021. This special edition of Pearls shares...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions Maven Best of the Notebook January 16, 2020 309Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health Maven Event coverage December 12, 2019 243In 2013, the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Safer Consumer Products regulations outlined a framework for the Department to regulate...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: An overview of Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Surface Water Protection Program Maven Event coverage November 21, 2019 373Dr. Jennifer Teerlink discusses pesticide regulation, monitoring, assessments, and outreach efforts The mission of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s...
PFAS EXPLAINED: The growing crisis of ‘forever chemicals’ Maven Best of the Notebook July 24, 2019 2523PFAS are a group of chemicals that have become ubiquitous in consumer goods – and the environment. What are they...
GUEST COMMENTARY: It’s time to fix the impacts of TCP Maven Guest contributors March 13, 2017 139This commentary was written by Andria Ventura, Toxics Program Manager for Clean Water Action: The regulation of a potent cancer-causing...
