NOTICE of Document Availability and Staff Workshop: Delta Mercury Control Program Review Staff Report for Scientific Peer Review Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS August 5, 2024 42From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) announces...
USGS: Wildfires are increasing concentrations of mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams USGS Science August 5, 2024 121By the USGS: New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater...
USGS: Dragonflies reveal surprising insights into mercury pollution Maven Science July 16, 2024 8A new study has unveiled surprising findings about mercury pollution: where it comes from and how it moves through the...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: What role do mercury-contaminated floodplains play in methylmercury contamination in the Delta? Maven Delta science October 18, 2023 133For the September Delta Lead Scientist report, Lead Scientist Dr Laurel Larsen spotlighted the study, Effects of vegetation on methylmercury...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Researchers study effects of wildfire runoff on steelhead sense of smell UC Santa Cruz Science February 2, 2022 4By Kathleen Wong, UC NRS In 2020, a massive lightning storm ignited wildfires across much of Northern California. Among the...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Sources and Sinks! What’s Going on With Mercury in Sacramento Valley Tidal Wetlands? Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science January 27, 2022 316Legacy mercury contamination is problematic in California waterways due to historic gold and mercury mining. Even today, mercury from abandoned...
BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: A new model to address legacy Gold Rush mercury in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science January 20, 2022 187It can be a bit hard for some to comprehend, but it is true: Here in the 21st century, California...
NOTICE: Delta Science Program Completes Independent Review of Delta Mercury Control Program Phase 1 Studies Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 24, 2021 98From the Delta Science Program: At the request of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, the Delta...
NOTICE: Delta Mercury Control Program Control Study Workshop (Sept 2020) Document Availability State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 19, 2021 210From the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board: Documents are now available from the Delta Mercury Control Program’s Workshop...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: From Measurements, Models and Maps to Management Maven Delta science June 11, 2020 148The USGS and the Delta Stewardship Council are recruiting the next Delta Lead Scientist who is appointed by the Council...
NOW AVAILABLE: Independent Scientific Review of the Delta Mercury Control Program Phase 1 Methylmercury Control Studies Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS August 26, 2019 54From the Delta Stewardship Council: A report to the Delta Science Program from the independent scientific review panel for the...
Update for Delta Mercury Control Program and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS June 17, 2017 215 From the Delta Mercury Control Program, Central Valley Regional Water Board: Below are a series of brief updates related...
USGS: Mercury’s Lasting Legacy: Measuring Contamination in Cache Creek USGS News June 12, 2017By the USGS California Water Science Center: On a cold, rainy morning in late January, a group of scientists from...
Mercury and rice in the Delta: Lessons linking wetlands to water and wildlife Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science April 6, 2017 1673Dr. Lisamarie Windham-Myers is an ecosystem ecologist specializing in wetlands. As an ecosystems ecologist, she works across a broad spectrum...
How the San Francisco Bay Regional Monitoring Program integrates research and monitoring of mercury and methylmercury Maven Delta science September 1, 2016 292Dr. Jay Davis highlights studies to determine where the greatest potential exists to address methylmercury in the San Francisco Bay...
