The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) is an aquatic sciences research institute that works to improve management of aquatic systems in Southern California and beyond. Since its founding as an intergovernmental public agency in 1969, SCCWRP has been developing strategies, tools and technologies that the region’s water-quality management community relies on to more effectively protect and enhance the ecological health of Southern California’s coastal ocean and watersheds that drain to it. As an R&D agency, SCCWRP’s reputation is built on conducting research and translating this science into actionable guidance and recommendations that inform management decision-making and policy development.

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Jansen, L., N. Tromas, A. Strecker, J. Shapiro. 2025. Shifts in bacterioplankton during cyanobacterial blooms reflect bloom toxicity and lake trophic state. Harmful Algae

Xin, D., A.P. Davis, E. Fassman-Beck. 2025. Assessment of PFOA and PFOS Sorption to Engineered Media in Biofiltration Columns. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment DOI:10.1061/JSWBAY.SWENG-668.

Xin, D., J. Gray, T. Zabala, A.P. Davis, E. Fassman-Beck. 2025. Impact of Media Properties on Dissolved Copper Sorption in Stormwater Biofiltration. ACS ES&T Water DOI:10.1021/acsestwater.5c00680.

Nissen, K., M. Borst, E. Fassman-Beck. 2025. Influence of Volumetric Water Content Sensor Configuration in Evaluating Bioretention Planter Retention and Evapotranspiration. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering DOI:10.1061/JHYEFF.HEENG-613.

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