UP3 Monitoring and Science
Documents:
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Annual Review of New Scientific Findings 2008, Prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, June 2007
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Annual Review of New Scientific Findings 2007, Prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, June 2007
- Urban Use of the Insecticide Fipronil--Water Quality Implications, Memorandum to the Urban Pesticide Committee from Kelly D. Moran, TDC Environmental, June 18, 2007
- For Submitting Data to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: OPP Standard Operating Procedure, Inclusion of Water Quality & Impaired Water Body Data in OPP's Registration Review Risk Assessment & Management Process, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, January 18, 2007.
- For submitting data to California Department of Pesticide Regulation, click here.
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water, Annual Research and Monitoring Update 2006, Prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, April 2006 (PDF file)
- CEP Urban Creeks Monitoring Plan 2005-06, prepared by Armand Ruby, Armand Ruby Consulting for the Clean Estuary Partnership (CEP) in cooperation with the Diazinon/Toxicity Work Group of the CEP, February 2006 (PDF file)
- Technical Memorandum: Analysis of Bay Area Urban Creeks Monitoring, 2004-05, prepared by Armand Ruby, Armand Ruby Consulting for the Clean Estuary Partnership (PDF file)
- Memorandum re: Sacramento/Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District Pyrethrin Water Quality Monitoring Data Summary, prepared by Larry Walker Associates, February 10, 2006 (PDF file)
- Pyrethroid Insecticides: An Analysis of Use Patterns, Distribution, Potential Toxicity and Fate in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Central Valley, prepared by Daniel Oros, San Francisco Estuary Institute and Inge Werner, University of California-Davis, October 7, 2005 (PDF file)
- PRISM Grants Project Schedule, prepared by State Water Board, May 09, 2005 (PDF file)
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water, Annual Research and Monitoring Update 2005, Prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, March 2005
- Meeting Notes, Northern California researchers meeting (PRISM Workgroup), Summary of current pyrethroid TIE projects and list of chemistry and toxicity information gaps, March 28, 2005
- Diazinon in San Francisco Bay Conceptual Model/Impairment Assessment, Clean Estuary Partnership, January 2005 (PDF file)
- Quarterly Progress Report, Development of New Chemical Methods for the Diazinon Replacements, San Francisco Estuary Institute, January 2005
- Grant Summary Form, Development of New Chemical Methods for the Diazinon Replacements, San Francisco Estuary Institute, November 2004
- Grant Summary Form, Investigations of Sources of Pyrethroid Pesticides in Watersheds of the San Francisco Estuary, San Francisco Estuary Institute, November 2004 (PDF file)
- Field Monitoring Plan, Investigations of Sources of Pyrethroid Pesticides in Watersheds of the San Francisco Estuary, San Francisco Estuary Institute, November 2004 (PDF file)
- CEP Urban Creeks Monitoring Plan, Clean Estuary Partnership, prepared by Armand Ruby, October 2004 (PDF file)
- Outline of CEP Urban Creeks Monitoring Plan 2004-05, Clean Estuary Partnership, prepared by Armand Ruby, September 2004 (PDF File)
- Detailed Scope of Work, Supplemental Monitoring and Related Activities to Support the Diazinon and Pesticide-Related Toxicity WQAS, CEP Project # 4.39, Clean Estuary Partnership, prepared by Armand Ruby (PDF file)
- Runoff of Diazinon from Paved Plots and Test Sites: Summary of Results, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, prepared by Arlene Feng and Jim Scanlin
- Russian River Citizens Pesticide Survey of Urban Creeks, Summary, Friends of the Russian River, December 11, 2004.
- Pesticides of Concern for Water Quality, TDC Environmental, August 26, 2004 (PDF file)
- Diazinon & Chlorpyrifos Products: Screening for Water Quality Implications, TDC Environmental, May 15, 2001 (PDF file)
Links:
For information on submitting data:
For information on pesticides and water quality, click here.
Project Descriptions:
Development of New Chemical Methods for the Diazinon Replacements
Who: San Francisco Estuary Institute, with AXYS Analytical and Applied Marine Sciences
What: This project will:
- Develop new analytical methods for pyrethroids (including deltamethrin), carbamates (including carbaryl), imidacloprid, and piperonyl butoxide
- Develop LC/MS-MS and HRGC/HRMS methods for pyrethroids and carbamates.
- Compare the methods for both lab and environmental samples.
- Collect water and sediment samples in northern reach of San Francisco Estuary (coinciding with Special Study of Episodic Toxicity RMP sites).
Development of Testing Procedures for Diazinon and Chlorpyrifos Replacement Pesticides
Who: San Francisco Estuary Project, with AQUA-Science, UC Davis, California Department of Fish and Game, and TDC Environmental
What: This project will:
- Develop TIE procedures for pyrethroids and imidacloprid in surface water.
- Optimize HPLC columns types and HPLC elution solvent systems.
- Evaluate toxicity differences of pyrethroids at different test temperatures.
- Examine toxicity profiles for permethrin, bifenthrin, cypermethrin, cyfluthrin, esfenvalerate, and l-cyhalothrin.
- Test the ability of an esterase mixture to remove pyrethroid toxicity.
- Evaluate antibodies for their ability to remove pyrethroid toxicity.
- Examine materials and coatings to reduce pyrethroid adsorption to containers.
- Develop standard procedures for monitoring pesticide use.
Investigations of Sources and Effects of Pyrethroid Pesticides in Watersheds of the San Francisco Estuary
Who: San Francisco Estuary Institute, with UC Davis and California Department of Fish and Game
What: This project will:
- Conduct field study to determine if San Francisco Estuary sediment is toxic.
- Characterize contaminant levels in collected sediment.
- If samples are toxic, perform TIEs to identify causes.
- Develop dose-response information for standard sediment toxicity test species for cypermethrin, permethrin, and bifenthrin.
- Develop TIE procedures for sediment toxicity tests targeting toxicity caused by pyrethroids.
Russian River Citizens Pesticide Survey of Urban Creeks SWRCB agreement 04-052-551-0
Who: Friends of the Russian River
What: Establish baseline data on pesticide concentrations at 36 urban creek
locations throughout the Russian River watershed using trained field volunteers and compare them to water quality objectives. Sampling will be performed through July 2006 during the annual RR First Flush in fall, a late spring rain event, and a dry weather sampling event in July. The parameter list has yet to be finalized but will focus on urban and residential pesticide and herbicide products in wide use with emphasis on diazinon replacement products and those products commonly found in urban streams in the Western United States.