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RMP Highlights 2005: Environmental Management Achievements and Research Initiatives

Explore the key accomplishments and ongoing projects from the RMP in 2005, covering a diverse range of environmental management efforts and research initiatives. From improving data quality to monitoring trends in water, sediment, and wildlife tissues, this comprehensive report sheds light on the program's vital work. Learn about special studies investigating river loading, small tributary impacts, contaminants in salt ponds, and more. Stay informed about the RMP's commitment to environmental protection and sustainability. For inquiries and updates, contact jay@sfei.org or visit www.sfei.org.

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RMP Highlights 2005: Environmental Management Achievements and Research Initiatives

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  1. RMP Highlights for 2005 Jay A. Davis, et al. San Francisco Estuary Institute 2005 RMP Annual Meeting Oakland Museum

  2. RMP Staff • Sarah Lowe • Mike May • Lester McKee • Aroon Melwani • John Oram • Daniel Oros • Irene Poche • John Ross • Linda Russio • Meg Sedlak • Predrag Stevanovic • Bruce Thompson • Linda Wanczyk • Don Yee Mike Connor Lynne Curry Nicole David Todd Featherston Amy Franz Ben Greenfield Letitia Grenier Cristina Grosso Rainer Hoenicke Jennifer Hunt Kristen Larned Jon Leatherbarrow Frank Leung

  3. RMP Contractors Applied Marine Sciences AXYS Analytical Brooks-Rand CDFG WPCL City and County of San Francisco EBMUD Marine Pollution Studies Lab Moss Landing Marine Lab UC Santa Cruz Union Sanitary District USGS

  4. Program Highlights

  5. RMP Expenses 2005 Total budget: $3.1 million

  6. Program Management • Meg Sedlak • Revised objectives and management questions – Rainer Hoenicke • Coordination • February Mercury Workshop, SF Bay Mercury News, NorCal SETAC, Special Sessions – Herb Fredrickson • Data management – web query tool, data sharing, automation • Information Dissemination • Annual Reporting • QA • Data Integration – Multibox model (jointly with CEP) – John Oram

  7. Management Priorities • Improving turnaround time • Annual Meeting shift in 2006 • Obtaining high quality data – sediment PCBs, methylmercury • Reinvigorating the Exposure and Effects Pilot Study • CEP coordination and collaboration – Frank Gobas

  8. Status and Trends Monitoring • Water • Sediment • Bivalve tissue • Fish tissue – Report on 2003 sampling coming soon! • Toxicity testing • Sediment dynamics (USGS) – Dave Schoellhamer • Conventional water quality (USGS) • Episodic Toxicity

  9. Pilot Studies • Mercury Deposition Network ($18K) • Exposure and Effects ($200K) • Effects of pollutants on shiner surfperch ($50K) • Selenium in diving ducks ($19K) • Winter Sampling ($100K)

  10. Special Studies • River Loading ($51K) – Lester McKee • Small Tributary Loading ($50K) – matching funds from SCVWD, USACE, and SCVURPPP • Loading Study Reconnaisance ($7K) • Ten Year Synthesis ($50K) – special issue of Environmental Research – Daniel Oros • Dredged Material and the Food Web ($20K) • PBDE Information Gaps ($25K) – joint with CEP

  11. SFEI’s Non-RMP Contaminant Work • South Bay Salt Pond Pollutant Synthesis – Letitia Grenier • CEP Conceptual Model Reports • PRISM Projects on Toxicity and Pesticides • Stormwater BMP Evaluation • CBDA Fish Mercury Project • CBDA Petaluma Marsh Mercury • Statewide Sediment Quality Objectives Development • Wetland EMAP

  12. Reporting Highlights

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  14. For more information:jay@sfei.orgwww.sfei.org

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