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These projects were funded by contracts with the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) of the California Environmental Protection Agency. The statements and conclusions in these reports are those of the contractors and not necessarily those of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. The mention of commercial products, their source, or their use in connection with material reported herein is not to be construed as actual or implied endorsement of such products.
| Contract Number | Contract Description |
|---|---|
| 21-C0092 |
Validate effectiveness of the CalBMP model, PDF. Pam Krone and Jennifer Penksy, California Marine Sanctuary Foundation. May 2022-June 2024.
Contract Manager: Pedro Lima |
| 21-C0044 |
Evaluation of pyrethroid toxicity removal in agricultural detention basins using Hyalella azteca, PDF. Swee Teh, UC Davis. November 2021 - June 2023.
Contract Manager: Xin Deng |
| 21-C0035 | Phyto-mitigation to remove neonicotinoids in surface runoff, PDF. Jay Gan, UC-Riverside. October 2021-June 2023.
Contract Manager: Robert Budd |
| 20-C0071 | Detention basin design and performance for pyrethroid removal, PDF. Tom Young, UC-Davis. June 2021-April 2023.
Contract Manager: Xin Deng |
| 20-C0070 | Impacts of climate change on pesticide surface water concentrations, PDF. Tom Young, UC-Davis. June 2021-April 2022.
Contract Manager: Xuyang Zhang |
| 19-C0072 | BMP evaluation modeling for reducing pesticide loads in surface water of California, PDF. Minghua Zhang, UC-Davis. June 2020-April 2022.
Contract Manager: Xuyang Zhang |
| 19-C0043 | Training pesticide control operators (PCOs) and PCO companies in urban pyrethroid applications, PDF. Loren Oki, UC-Davis. January 2020-December 2022.
Contract Manager: Aniela Burant |
| 19-C0031 | Modeling to evaluate relative contribution of pesticides to California's surface waters from wastewater, PDF. Jacelyn Rice-Boayue, UNC-Charlotte. May 2020-April 2022.
Contract Manager: Yina Xie |
| 19-C0030 | Incorporating Mixture Toxicity into Bayesian Networks to calculate risk to pesticides in the Upper San Francisco Estuary, PDF. Wayne Landis, Western Washington University. January 2020-August 2022.
Contract Manager: Jennifer Teerlink |
| 18-C0159 | Quantitative analysis of pesticides in wastewater influent, effluent, and biosolids, PDF.
Tom Young, UC-Davis. May 2019–April 2021.
Contract Manager: Jennifer Teerlink |
| 18-C0072 |
Seed treatment effects on
neonicotinoid concentration in irrigation run-off from lettuce fields, PDF. Michael Cahn, UC Cooperative
Extension. January 2019–November 2020.
Contract Manager: Scott Wagner |
| 18-C0071 |
Analytical Support for Seed treatment effects on neonicotinoid concentration in irrigation run-off from lettuce fields, PDF. James Orlando, United States Geological Survey. May 2019- December 2020.
Contract Manager: Scott Wagner |
| 18-C0043 |
Integrated vegetated treatment system for mitigating imidacloprid and permethrin in agricultural-irrigation runoff, PDF. Ron Tjeerdema and Bryn Phillips, UC Davis. October 2018–March 2020.
Contract Manager: Xuyang Zhang |
| 18-C0042 |
High-throughput biomonitoring of aquatic invertebrates to evaluate site-specific species richness, PDF. Richard Connon and Sharon Lawler, UC Davis. September 2018–June 2019.
Contract Manager: Xin Deng |
| 18-C0041 |
Identifying key sources of pesticides in wastewater to support source reduction efforts, PDF. Tom Young, UC Davis. November 2018-December 2020.
Contract Manager: Jennifer Teerlink |
| 18-C0023 |
Pesticide residues in pavement dust: characterization of sources and movement to support the development and refinement of source-oriented mitigation options, PDF. Jay Gan, UC Riverside. July 2018–June 2020.
Contract Manager: Robert Budd |
| 18-C0019 |
Indoor depositional patterns of pesticides from fogger products to estimate wash-off fractions of active ingredients in support of down-the-drain models, PDF. Dong-Hwan Choe, UC Riverside. July 2018–June 2020.
Contract Manager: Robert Budd |
| 18-C0018 |
Development of geomorphological and hydrological attributes database to support creation of a data-driven geospatial model, PDF. Randy Dahlgren and Alexander Aue, UC Davis. July 2018–June 2020.
Contract Manager: Dan Wang |
| 17-C0100 |
Removal of Pesticides from Agricultural Runoff in Bioreactors: A field and laboratory assessment of removal rates, mechanisms and enhanced design strategies, PDF. Heather Bischel and Tom Young, UC Davis, May 2018-April 2020.
Contract Manager: Aniela Burant |
| 16-C0102 |
Modify the Tembladero treatment system to incorporate additional processing steps that specifically treat neonicotinoids and other water soluble contaminants, PDF. Ron Tjeerdema, UC Davis, April 2017-June 2019.
Contract Manager: Xin Deng |
| 16-C0085 |
Isolate, characterize, and test microbes to degrade pesticides in woodchip bioreactors. Arlene
Haffa, CSU Monterey Bay, PDF.
Contract Manager: Xin Deng FY16-17 Year End Report, PDF |
| 16-C0084 |
Develop novel molecular biomarkers that can evaluate the impact of
chlorantraniliprole and imidacloprid exposures in aquatic invertebrates and fish, PDF. Simone
Hasenbein UC Davis, Erika Holland CSU Long Beach. Jan 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2017.
Contract Manager: Xin Deng Status Report July 2017, PDF |
| 16-C0051 |
California Department of Fish & Wildlife will analyze surface water and sediment samples for pyrethroids and fipronils, PDF.
Contract Manager: Robert Budd |
| 15-C0104 |
California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) shall analyze surface water,
sediment samples, and Continuous Low Level Aquatic Monitoring (CLAM) discs for pesticide
residue, PDF. May 2016–April 2018.
Contract Manager:Xin Deng |
| 15-C0087 |
Development of a sunlight-driven, activated carbon-based electrolysis system for the passive remediation of pesticide-impacted drainage channels, PDF.
Contract Manager: Dan Wang |
| 15-C0081 |
Understanding Sources and Transport of Fipronil in Urban Environments, PDF. Jay Gan, UC Riverside, March 21, 2016 - June 30, 2018.
Contract Manager: Yuzhou Luo |
| 15-C0056 |
Training Pesticide Control Operators (PCOs) and PCO Companies in Urban Pyrethroid Applications, PDF. Loren Oki and Karey Windbiel-Rojas, UC Davis. Feb 1, 2016–Dec. 31, 2018.
Workshop Agenda PDF Meeting survey PDF First Annual Report, PDF. Contract Manager: Mike Ensminger |
| 15-C0055 |
Develop statistical methodology to estimate pesticide concentration and produce novel statistical data analysis tools to support DPR's applications, PDF. Alexander Aue, UC Davis. Oct 1, 2015–July 31, 2018. Contract Manager: Dan Wang |
| 15-C0003 |
Flow and sample collection of urban runoff monitoring data in southern California, PDF. Darren Haver. July 2015–June 2017.
Contract Manager: Robert Budd |
| 14-C0103 |
Develop, validate, and demonstrate analytical methods to quantify the concentrations of a
target list of pesticides in municipal wastewater influent and effluent and scan for the presence of
other pesticides and adjuvants, PDF. Tom Young, UC Davis. May 2015–April 2017.
Contract Manager: Jennifer Teerlink Final Report, PDF |
| 14-C0102 |
Effects of Application Methods on Fipronil Runoff Potential and Ant Control Efficacy. Les
Greenberg et al. UC Riverside, PDF. May 2015-April. 2017.
Contract Manager: Mike Ensminger ucriverside_14-C0102.pdfPresentation 113, PDF |
| 14-C0029 |
Pyrethroids in Urban Stream Sediments: System modeling, Recovery rates, and Sampling Strategies, PDF
Thomas M. Young and Fabian A. Bombardelli. UC Davis. Nov 17, 2014-Sept 30, 2017.
Contract Manager: Yuzhou Luo Amendment 2016, PDF |
| 14-C0012 |
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Shredded Plastics in Mitigation Pesticide Runoff in Surface
Water, PDF. Ron Tjeerdema. UC Davis. July 2014-Dec. 2015.
Contract Manager: Robert Budd |
| 13-C0062 |
Development of Passive Samplers for Ambient Monitoring of Pesticides in Water. Jay Gan, UC
Riverside, PDF.
Contract Manager: April DaSilva |
| 13-C0052 |
Northern California urban pesticide monitoring and mitigation, PDF. Loren Oki, UC Davis.
Amendment (Sept 30, 2016), PDF Amendment (March 31, 2018), PDF Projective objectives: 1) conduct surface water monitoring from storm drain outfalls and creeks; 2) install automated sampling equipment at the outfall of a constructed water quality treatment pond; 2) maintain flow meters and collect flow measurements from monitoring sites in Folsom, CA. Contract Manager: Michael Ensminger |
| 13-C0029 |
Laboratory and In-situ Assessment of Exposures of Aquatic Organisms in an Urban Environment
in Northern California (Aug 2013 - June 2016), PDF. Swee Teh, UC Davis.
Contract Manager: Xin Deng Progress Report, PDF Final Report, PDF |
| 13-C0024 |
96-Hour Water Column Toxicity Tests Using Hyalella Azteca or
Ceriodaphnia Dubia, PDF. Swee Teh, UC Davis, July 2013-Dec. 2014. Amended to Sept. 2016.
Amendment (June 30, 2019), PDF
Contract Manager: Michael Ensminger |
| 13-C0022 |
Assessment of Pesticide Mixtures of Lambda-Cyhalothrin, Permethrin, Chlorpyrifos on Aquatic
Organisms, PDF. Sharon Lawler. UC Davis. July 2013-June 2014.
Contract Manager: Xin Deng Final Report, PDF Simone Hasenbein et al. 2015. A Long-term Assessment of Pesticide Mixture Effects on Aquatic Invertebrate communities. Environ Toxicol Chem 9999:1-15. |
| 13-C0002 |
Source evaluation and mitigation of off-site movement of pesticides from residential homes, PDF.
Jay Gan, UC Riverside, July 2013 - April 2016.
Contract Manager: Yuzhou Luo Progress Report 2014, PDF Richards, J., Reif, R., Luo, Y., Gan, J. 2016. Distribution of pesticides in dust particles in urban environments.Environ. Pollution. 214: 640-647. |
| 12-C0064 |
Support for the Stream Pollution Trends Monitoring Program, PDF. Dave Crane. May 2013 - April 2016.
Contract Manager: Robert Budd |
| 11-C0115 |
Development of Passive Samplers for Pesticides in Surface Water (June 2012-14). Ron
Tjeerdema, UC Davis. Workplan, PDF.
Contract Manager: Robert Budd Final Report, PDF Appendix, PDF upplemental Information, PDF |
| 11-C0111 |
Modifications to HYDRUS2/3D (June 2012-14), PDF.
Contract Manager: Yuzhou Luo Progress Report 2014, PDF |