Meg Sedlak

Meg Sedlak
Environmental Scientist
RMP Program Manager
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510-746-7345
Meg Sedlak received a B.A. degree in Geology from Carleton, College in Northfield, MN and a M.S. degree in Water Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her master’s thesis was a study of the dehalogenation of polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments. Prior to joining SFEI in 2004, Meg Sedlak worked for an engineering consulting firm providing assistance to industrial clients on regulatory compliance issues and fate and transport modeling. Ms. Sedlak also has held positions at: the Swiss Federal Institute of Environmental Science and Technology where she conducted laboratory research on the fate of tributyltins; Resources for the Future where she evaluated environmental policies on hazardous waste; and the US Forest Service where she served as a trail ranger in the Chugach National Forest (Alaska). At SFEI, Ms. Sedlak assists with the management of the Regional Monitoring Program.
Publication List

News and Notables:

2010 RMP Annual Monitoring Results
Mar-19-12 | Publications and Reports

This report details the 2010 water, sediment and bivalve monitoring effort for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary.

2011 Pulse of the Estuary: Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life
Jan-31-12 | Publications and Reports | Featured

The RMP has released the electronic edition of the 2011 Pulse of the Estuary. The theme of this edition is Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life, and the report includes articles on phytoplankton, fish, birds, and seals, as well as a detailed look at the water quality element of the recent State of the Bay Report.

PFCs in wildlife from an urban estuary
Dec-02-11 | Publications and Reports

Meg Sedlak and Denise Greig (of the Marine Mammal Center) published an article on perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in seals and cormorants in the San Francisco Bay.

2009 RMP Annual Monitoring Results
Feb-28-11 | Publications and Reports

This report details the 2009 water and sediment monitoring effort for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary.

Public release of California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN)
Aug-24-10 | Technology

The goal of CEDEN is to simplify and improve access to California's water resource monitoring data by providing services that integrate, standardize and display data from the State's many diverse monitoring and data management efforts.

Small Fish "Tracers" Detect Bay Mercury Threats
Oct-15-08 | Media

Small fish "tracers" detect Bay mercury threats