Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Cooperative Agreement For Affiliated Partner With The California Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (Cesu)
Deadline: 30 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 31 Mar 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138719020
Document Ref. No.: G26AS00100
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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This Work Will Support Our Ongoing Collaborations With Numerous Partners Representing America"S Energy Generation And Recreations And Commercial Fishing Industries. The Usgs Is Offering A Funding Opportunity To A Cesu Partner To Collect Data And Interpret Data To Help Reduce The Concentrations Of Mercury In Recreational And Sports Fish In Hydroelectric Reservoirs, Managed Wetlands, And Lakes. In These Three Freshwater Environments, Mercury Biomagnification In Aquatic Food Webs Is Prevalent And Reducing Mercury Concentrations In Fish Remains One Of The Biggest Issues Facing Management Efforts.The... Goal Of This Project Is To Provide Data In Support Management Actions To Reduce Mercury Concentrations In Recreational And Sports Fish Through Understanding How Methylmercury Is Formed In Water And Sediments. Understanding Both Synergistic And Antagonistic Effects Of Key Processes Is Necessary To Have A Robust Ability To Forecast Changes In The Risk Mercury Poses To Aquatic Food Webs Due To Management Of Reservoirs, Wetlands, And Lakes. The Scientific Community Recognizes The Importance Of Water Quality Conditions Of Dissolved Organic Matter Chemistry And Microbial Processes On Mercury Methylation, But Key Knowledge Gaps Remain To Forecast How Mercury Methylation Will Respond To Management Actions And How This Will Cascade To Mercury Levels In Recreational And Sports Fish. This Project Aims To Address These Management Needs Using Freshwater Systems Currently Studied By The Usgs, Se...
Award min: $1
Award max: $270, 000
Posted Date: 2026-03-30 00:00:00
Funding instrument type: Cooperative agreement
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