DescriptionThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), collects a large amount of data pertaining to the water resources of New Jersey each...
DescriptionThis is a newsletter from the Belmar Environmental Commission. This issue focuses on: the 6th Annual Spring Fling; the benefits of trees; spring eco-tips; community gardening; and recycling...
DescriptionThis project assessed two potential ways to maximize the removal of mercury-containing switches from vehicles owned and operated by the State of New Jersey. Considered were 1) replacement of mercury...
DescriptionThe contractor was directed to use all literature services available to document and evaluate all relevant research pertaining to the topic, and to provide an assessment of the: Biological feasibility...
DescriptionThe operating conditions of a drinking water distribution system (the network of underground pipes through which water is delivered from a drinking water treatment plant to customers) are rarely at...
DescriptionLead is one of the inorganic constituents required for testing in New Jersey's Private Well Testing Act. During the first two years of this new law, elevated lead levels in private well water were...
DescriptionThe Newark Bay Complex, which is part of New York-New Jersey (NY-NJ) Harbor, consists of Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill and Kill van Kull tidal straits, and the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers. The...
DescriptionA decline in red knots (Calidris canutus rufa) has been attributed to horseshoe crab (limulus polyphemus) egg shortages on the Delaware Bay, an important foraging area for migrating knots. We studied...
DescriptionA summary of the New Jersey air quality monitoring data for 2006. Contains information on the Air Quality Index (AQI), concentrations of individual pollutants – carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen...