As part of CCLEAN’s routine measurements, nutrient and pathogen data are collected from several streams in the Monterey Bay region. CCLEAN compared SeaWIFS chlorophyll (n=11, 4 sites, N=44) and normalized water leaving radiance at 555 nm (nLw555; n=4, 4 sites, N=16) for reference and “impact” stations near Scott Creek and Pajaro River. Using paired t-tests, CCLEAN found that Pajaro River was significantly different from its reference site, and from Scott Creek. Based on this initial analysis, we proposed to provide a more detailed spatial correlation between river flow and SeaWiFS data. A study was performed to determine whether elevated polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations measured in the Monterey Bay waters by CCLEAN could have come from nearby wastewater or river discharges.
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