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Status and Effects of Nitrogen Pollution in the Northeastern United States (6487)
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Principal Investigator(s):

Kathy Fallon Lambert, Charles Driscoll

Summary:

 Project Update (437kb .pdf)

map of projectThis project synthesized available data to provide an integrated assessment of nitrogen pollution across New York State and New England, including the relative contributions of sources and the spectrum of effects, ranging from the acidification of headwater streams to the eutrophication of coastal estuaries. Available data were reviewed and synthesized within the context of current and proposed public policies with the aim of comparing how effective different approaches would be in protecting ecosystems and human health in the longer term. Specifically, the project team investigated the

  • Effectiveness of seasonal versus year-round NOx controls in reducing pollutant effects;
  • Response of sensitive ecosystems, such as the Adirondacks and Catskills, to proposed power-plant emission reductions; and
  • Effectiveness of different emission reduction scenarios targeting utilities, transportation, and non-point sources (e.g., fertilizer application and wastewater treatment plants) in controlling the input of nitrogen to surface waters and estuaries.

Partners: D. R. Whitall, J. Aber, E. W. Boyer, M. Castro, C. Cronan, C. L. Goodale, P. Groffman, G. Lawrence, C. Hopkinson, S. Ollinger

Downloads:

Project Update (437kb .pdf)

Final Report (665kb .pdf)

Fact Sheet (435kb .pdf)

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Project Site(s):

Biscuit Brook (NY), Long Island Sound, Casco Bay (ME), Hubbard Brook (NH)

Latitude/Longitude: (5kb .pdf)

Region(s): East Central, Metropolitan NY, Statewide

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Map of Biscuit Brook

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Sampling:

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Funding:

Total Costs: $379,440

NYSERDA Costs: $149,320

Funding Source(s): NYSERDA, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Contract Initiated: February, 2001

Final Report Date: April, 2003

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Links:

Project Website:

Related EMEP Projects: Carol Kendall 7609_8183, Myron Mitchell 8646

Related Link(s): http://www.hubbardbrook.org

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Contact:

Photo of Kathy Fallon LambertKathy Fallon Lambert
Consultant to the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
Ecologic: Analysis & Communications
P.O. Box 847
Enfield, NH 03748
PH: (802) 436-4543
Email: kfl@ecosysteminfo.com

Photo of Principal InvestigatorCharles Driscoll
Syracuse University
Center for Environmental Systems Engineering
231 Hinds Hall
Syracuse, New York 13244-1190
PH: (315) 443-3434
Fax: (315) 443-1243
Email: ctdrisco@mailbox.syr.edu

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