Generation of aquatic toxicity data needed for the development of statewide water quality objectives for several pesticides, including molinate and thiobencarb (Bolero®)
Management of water-shed wide monitoring studies to assess the potential impacts of pesticides (and other contaminants) on aquatic ecosystem health;
Direction of an investigation of “episodic” toxicity in San Francisco Bay ambient waters due to upstream pesticide applications;
Evaluation of the bioaccumulation of “legacy pesticides” (DDT) and PCBs from sediments in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta;
Performance of monitoring studies and negotiations with regulators for the dredging and disposal of DDT-contaminated sediments downstream from an EPA Superfund Site