Edyth Hermosillo (Former Employee)
Science and Products
Columbia River at Tri-Cities HABs study
Project Overview Harmful algal blooms (HABs), caused by cyanobacteria, are increasingly a global concern due to their potential to produce toxins harmful to human and animal health. This study aims to develop tools for forecasting toxin concentrations. The study combines continuous water quality monitoring, satellite data analysis, and toxin verification to enhance our understanding and management...
Central Columbia Plateau - Yakima River Basin
The issue: Agriculture and irrigation are major forces in Central Washington. Intensive land and water management practices may lead to water quality issues. In the Central Columbia Plateau and Yakima River Basin (CCYK), water quality issues include high nutrient loading resulting in eutrophication, elevated concentrations of water-soluble pesticides, and elevated concentrations of organochlorine...
Puget Sound Basin NAWQA
The Puget Sound Basin (PUGT) study unit of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program encompasses a 13,700-square-mile area that drains to Puget Sound and adjacent marine waters. Included in this region are all or part of 13 counties in western Washington, as well as the headwaters of the Skagit River and part of the Nooksack River in British Columbia, Canada. The Puget Sound Basin...
Columbia Basin Irrigation
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), in its 2000 Biological Opinion for the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project (CBIP) in eastern Washington, asked for a determination of whether pesticides are present in irrigation return flows at levels that may harm or adversely affect salmon and steelhead species listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. As the major resource manager of...
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Columbia River at Tri-Cities HABs study
Project Overview Harmful algal blooms (HABs), caused by cyanobacteria, are increasingly a global concern due to their potential to produce toxins harmful to human and animal health. This study aims to develop tools for forecasting toxin concentrations. The study combines continuous water quality monitoring, satellite data analysis, and toxin verification to enhance our understanding and management...Central Columbia Plateau - Yakima River Basin
The issue: Agriculture and irrigation are major forces in Central Washington. Intensive land and water management practices may lead to water quality issues. In the Central Columbia Plateau and Yakima River Basin (CCYK), water quality issues include high nutrient loading resulting in eutrophication, elevated concentrations of water-soluble pesticides, and elevated concentrations of organochlorine...Puget Sound Basin NAWQA
The Puget Sound Basin (PUGT) study unit of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program encompasses a 13,700-square-mile area that drains to Puget Sound and adjacent marine waters. Included in this region are all or part of 13 counties in western Washington, as well as the headwaters of the Skagit River and part of the Nooksack River in British Columbia, Canada. The Puget Sound Basin...Columbia Basin Irrigation
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), in its 2000 Biological Opinion for the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project (CBIP) in eastern Washington, asked for a determination of whether pesticides are present in irrigation return flows at levels that may harm or adversely affect salmon and steelhead species listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. As the major resource manager of...