News of the decline in a flame-retardant chemical's impact on SF Bay continues to resonate

Chemistry World, Scientific American, KRCB North Bay Public Radio, Chemical and Engineering News, and others tackled the story featured on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle. With respect to the family of chemicals called PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers), there appears to be some very good news to report.

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Ten Years After Toxic Chemical Phase-Out, Strong Signs of Recovery for San Francisco Bay

The attached fact sheet details the widespread and rapid declines in flame retardant pollution in many San Francisco Bay species, according to a new study released by the San Francisco Estuary Institute. See the article mentioning the Institute and SFEI's own Rebecca Sutton in the San Francisco Chronicle.

The December issue of Estuary News provides a timely overview of stormwater pollution concerns and management directions

Ariel Rubissow-Okamoto’s article “Stormwater: Beyond the Bag Ban,” based on interviews with SFEI Senior Scientist Lester McKee, BASMAA program representatives Chris Sommers and Matt Fabry, and Tom Mumley of the Water Board provides a timely overview of stormwater pollution concerns and management directions ahead of the reissuance of the Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES permit (MRP).

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