Implementation of Special Studies
CCLEAN has funded special studies throughout its history in response to emerging concerns and to address data gaps. Relevant documents pertaining to this work can be found in the CCLEAN Library.
River Monitoring
CCLEAN’s monitoring of contaminant loads from Salinas and Carmel rivers was ceased in 2007 so that program participants would not be required to fund sampling of constituents that they could not control. In 2021, all sampling in Carmel River was ceased due to the very small annual contaminant loads discharged to nearshore waters.
Paul Salop
Quality Assurance Officer Mr. Salop holds an MS in Marine Resource Management from Oregon State University and a BS in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University. He has over 25 years of experience working for consulting firms and state and federal agencies. He currently serves as Project Manager for AMS, supporting the Alameda Countywide […]
Dane Hardin
Program Advisor Mr. Hardin holds a Ph.C. and a BA in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has 40 years of experience studying and assessing marine and aquatic ecosystems. He has advised the California State Water Resources Control Board on designing monitoring programs for San Francisco and Monterey Bays. As the Program […]
Aroon Melwani
Program Director amelwani[at]amarine.com Aroon Melwani holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Macquarie University, an MS in Marine Science from California State University at Monterey Bay, and a BS in Oceanography and Marine Biology from the University of Southampton. He has over 20 years of experience supporting local, regional, and state agencies on sediment and […]
CCLEAN Sites
Expanded PCB Analysis
To better identify sources of high PCB concentrations in Monterey Bay, CCLEAN expanded its analysis from 71 to 209 PCB congeners in 2012, providing a more comprehensive understanding of PCB pollutant sources.
Sediment Sampling
Due to the longer time needed to detect trends in biological communities relative to pollutant concentrations, annual sediment sampling was reduced in 2009 to six of the eight historic stations, while benthic infauna sampling frequency was reduced to every five years.
Implementation of Modified EPA Assay
A modified EPA assay was implemented in 2009 to measure specific reproductive endocrine disrupting activity in effluent wastewater, providing more detailed insights into the effects of wastewater discharges.
Effluent Pollutant Data for Estimation of Annual Loads Pyrethroids, Fipronils, and Neonicotinoids added
CCLEAN’s effluent pollutant data are used to calculate annual loads of pollutants discharged to Monterey Bay. In 2014, new analytes were added to the program’s assessment to provide a more complete inventory of pollutants entering the Bay.
