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Tag Archives: pollution
NYC’s Ultimate Locavore Food: Blue Crab
How often do you eat Tuna per month? Well, let me introduce you to a seafood that has dramatically lower pollution levels in its flesh, and comes straight from our local waters: The humble blue crab. Not only is it far better … Continue reading
Posted in locavore, water, water pollution
Tagged bioaccumulation, blue crab, dioxin, East River, health, Hudson River, intake, local, locavore, mercury, New York City, PCB, pollution, recommended, striped bass, tuna
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Baseline Air Quality Measurements at Asphalt Green
As summarized in a prior post, we are now collecting air pollution data at the site of the proposed marine garbage transfer station (MTS) at East 91st Street in Manhattan. The site is next to Asphalt Green, a large community … Continue reading
Posted in air pollution
Tagged air quality, Asphalt Green, children, exposure, garbage, Manhattan, marine, measurement, MTS, observation, particle, particulate, PM2.5, pollution, transfer, Upper East Side, Yorkville
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Jamaica Bay: What Restoration Steps would you Propose?
In an earlier post, I argued that Jamaica Bay is not New York City’s “crown jewel” and has many problems, such as sewage spills, low-oxygen dead zones, and disappearing marshes and islands. Hundreds of thousands of people living in neighborhoods … Continue reading
Posted in opinion, water
Tagged Chesapeake Bay, CSO, dead zone, ecosystem, estuary, Everglades, Jamaica Bay, marsh, New York City, oxygen, pollution, Puget Sound, restoration, Salazar, San Francisco Bay, sea level rise, South Florida, urban, wastewater
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The Big Stink: II. Scents and the Weather
Weather conditions can promote or inhibit bad smells in an urban area. Warm weather can increase bacterial decomposition of organic matter, which under certain conditions can produce sulfurous smells – this is why it often reeks when you walk past … Continue reading
Posted in air pollution, water, weather
Tagged Manhattan, maple syrup, mercaptan, natural gas, new jersey, New York City, pollution, rotten egg
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OceaNYC
Most people are surprised an oceanographer would bother living in New York City. Before I moved here, I was aware that the Hudson River typically runs brackish for at least its lower 20 miles, but I too failed to comprehend … Continue reading
Posted in urbanoceanographer, water
Tagged blue crab, Hudson River, New York City, oceanographer, pollution
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