DescriptionThe Hackensack River and its associated wetlands have been greatly impacted by man. Construction of a dam at Oradell has greatly altered the original river hydrology, and consequently it no longer...
DescriptionThis paper discusses the importance of indicators in evaluating economic, social, environmental and other systems and the best ways for scientists to establish and use them. Indicators can be defined...
DescriptionThis document provides a two-page summary and plain language explanation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), signed into law by President Nixon in 1970. NEPA is the cornerstone of the...
DescriptionThe development of fish biomarkers can be a powerful tool in assessing the status and trends of contaminants in estuaries, as well as the effectiveness of ongoing and future source control/cleanup....
DescriptionThe New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary is heavily impacted by anthropogenic sources of contamination and it also has a large biotic community that is living within these waters. There are currently no...
DescriptionThe study area in this report is the shallow water area of the Delaware River Estuary from Reedy Point, Delaware to the head of tide at Trenton, New Jersey. Shallow water areas are defined as those...
DescriptionMap covers area from Middle Marsh Creek to Fishers Point along Delaware River. Map shows the location for a channel 600 feet wide and 30 feet deep at mean low water.
DescriptionThis document contains the argument of Thomas N. McCarter, President of Public Service Corporation of New Jersey and Public Service Electric and Gas Company, at the opening of the company's case for...
DescriptionThe long term goal of the Shellfish Inventory Project has been to determine the distribution and abundance of commercially valuable molluscan shellfish within New Jersey's coastal estuaries. This...