Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Update: Michigan Agrees To Pay $600 Million To Flint Residents Over Water Debacle (Bill CHAPPELL, NPR ; August 20, 2020) https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/904258763/michigan-will-pay-600-million-to-flint-residents-over-water-debacle ______________ Flint residents must start paying for water they still can't drink without a filter (Brady DENNIS, The Washington Post ; February 28, 2017) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/28/flint-residents-must-start-paying-for-water-they-still-cant-drink-without-a-filter/?utm_term=.f58265275b64 Commission:  'Systemic racism' at root of Flint Water Crisis (Jeff KAROUB, Associated Press ; February 17, 2017) http://bigstory.ap.org/article/df42de2ec4424193866467a2981ccb51/commission-systemic-racism-root-flint-water-crisis Flint residents still can't drink the water 1,000 days into the crisis (Bryce COVERT, ThinkProgress.org ; January 27, 2017) https://thinkprogress.org/flint-water-still-not-safe...

Signs of Tijuana Sewage Flow a Long Time Ago (Vincent FARNSWORTH,  San Diego Reader ; February 26, 2017) http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/feb/26/stringers-signs-tijuana-sewage-flow-long-time-ago/ Tracking Trash Across the U. S.- Mexico Border and Developping a Sustainable Water Future for the Tijuana Watershed on Agenda for March 2 Public Meeting in Imperial Beach, CA [Press Release, International Boundary & Water Commission (IBWC) ; February 9, 2017] https://www.ibwc.gov/Files/Press_release_020917.pdf Selected Publication: Wastewater Collection Rehabilitation for Main Lines in Tijuana, Mexico (Environmental Assessment, U. S. EPA ; February 4, 2014) https://archive.epa.gov/region9/nepa/web/pdf/tijuana-ww-draft-environmental-assessment.pdf Website: International Boundary and Water Commision/Comision Internacional de Limites y Aguas https://www.ibwc.gov/

Selected Research Publications Reducing Methylmercury Accumulation in Food Webs of San Francisco Bay and its Local Watersheds ( DAVIS et al ., 2012) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4062181/ Water Quality in South San Francisco Bay, California:  Current Conditions and Potential Issues for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project ( GRENIER and DAVIS , 2010) http://www.sfei.org/sites/default/files/biblio_files/Grenier_Davis_2010_water_quality_south_SF_bay_-_RECT.pdf South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project  ( Final Environment Impact Statement ; December 2007) http://www.southbayrestoration.org/pdf_files/SBSP_EIR_Final/00%20Executive%20Summary%20Final%20EIS_R.pdf Website San Francisco Bay Mercury TMDL (Cal EPA - San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board) http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb2/water_issues/programs/TMDLs/sfbaymercurytmdl.shtml ( Thanks, Jackie F.! )

Study Identifies Spill Risk of Hydraulically Fractured Wells (Erin MC KENZIE,  Nicholas Institute - Duke University News; February 21, 2017) https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/articles/study-identifies-spill-risk-hydraulically-fractured-wells Fracking Caused 6,648 Spills in Four States Alone, Duke Studies Finds (Lorraine CHOW, EcoWatch ; February 21, 2017) http://www.ecowatch.com/fracking-spills-duke-study-2276074733.html The First Nation is Still Under Boil-Water Advisory After 21 Years (Dr. David SUZUKI, EcoWatch ; February 20, 2017) http://www.ecowatch.com/suzuki-first-nation-water-advisory-2262953532.html Selected Research Publications Groundwater Protection and Unconventional Gas Extraction:  The Critical Need for Field-Based Hydrogeological Research ( JACKSON et al. , 2013) https://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/222852/835778555/name/2013_Jackson_etal_ShaleGas+(2).pdf Canada has 1838 drinking water advisories ( Laura EGGERTON , 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm....