Water contaminants (2001)

Source:

SBSP and SFEI

Description:

This is a subset of data from a study conducted by the Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program (BPTCP). The original study contained sampling locations ranging from the North to Extreme South SF Bay. This subset contains points from the South and Extreme South Bay. At each sampling location, water samples were taken, in some cases repeatedly, to test for levels of PAHs, DDTs, HCHs, Chlordanes, PCBs and pesticides.

Provenance:

South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project and the San Francisco Estuary Institute

Subregion(s):

San Francisco Bay

Topic(s):

contamination and pollution, hazards, and water quality

Geometry Type:

Point data

File Format:

Shapefile

Citation:

1998. South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project. Water contaminants (2001).

WRMP Primary Indicator:

17 - Mercury loading into tidal marsh food webs.

Operational Landscape Unit(s):

Central Bay - Corte Madera, Central Bay - East Bay Crescent, Central Bay - Golden Gate, Central Bay - Mission - Islais, Central Bay - Point Richmond, Central Bay - Richardson, Central Bay - San Leandro, Central Bay - San Rafael, Central Bay - Yosemite - Visitacion, Lower South Bay - Mowry, Lower South Bay - San Francisquito, Lower South Bay - Santa Clara Valley, Lower South Bay - Stevens, San Pablo Bay - Carquinez North, San Pablo Bay - Carquinez South, San Pablo Bay - Gallinas, San Pablo Bay - Napa - Sonoma, San Pablo Bay - Novato, San Pablo Bay - Petaluma, San Pablo Bay - Pinole, San Pablo Bay - Wildcat, South Bay - Alameda, South Bay - Belmont - Redwood, South Bay - Colma - San Bruno, South Bay - San Lorenzo, South Bay - San Mateo, Suisun Bay - Montezuma Slough, Suisun Bay - Port Chicago, Suisun Bay - Suisun Slough, and Suisun Bay - Walnut

Keyword(s):

environment and inlandWaters

License:

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)