NOW AVAILABLE: 2010 California Motor Vehicle Brake Friction Material Law (Brake Pad Law) – Update Report Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other September 19, 2023 39From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Brake Pad Legislative Report, recently released by The Department of Toxic Substances...
USGS: Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other July 5, 2023 139USGS estimates at least 45% of tap water could have one or more PFAS Press release from the USGS At...
STATE WATER BOARD: Proposed standard for hexavalent chromium includes schedule that helps small systems comply Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other June 19, 202310 parts per billion would improve public health protection Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Reaching another...
NOAA FISHERIES: Roadway Runoff Known to Kill Coho Salmon also Affects Steelhead, Chinook Salmon NOAA Fisheries Science August 24, 2022 8Simple filtration columns along roads can remove toxic substances and save fish. By NOAA Fisheries Stormwater runoff containing a toxic...
STATE WATER BOARD: PFAS in California Maven Meetings and Events April 28, 2022 876Staff 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 57From 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 159It 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 165At 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 118Written 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 317Microplastics 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 245In 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 374Dr. Jennifer Teerlink discusses pesticide regulation, monitoring, assessments, and outreach efforts The mission of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s...
