Near real-time environmental data are being generated and publicly posted posted by HRECOS (Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System), HRNERRS (Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve System), and the USGS (U.S. Geological Survey). The River Keeper measures and reports on bacteria in the Estuary. New York City's Harbor Water Quality Survey has been measuring dissolved oxygen, temperature, and bacteria in the Harbor since 1909.
HRNERRS - Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve; data
HRNERRS - Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve; description
USGS - U. S. Geological Survey Water Discharge, NYS
USGS - National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA)
Hudson River Riverkeeper; advocacy and bacteriology
New York Harbor Water Quality Survey
The Contaminant Assessment and Reduction Project (CARP) collected data on toxic chemicals (PCBs, pesticides, dioxins/furans, PAHs, mercury, and cadmium) in Hudson Estuary water, sediment and biota between 1998 and 2001. These data were used to make predictions for how contaminant concentrations change after user-specified load reductions.
CARP- Contaminant Assessment and Reduction Project
Authoritative reports on Hudson River PCBs:
Hudson River Natural Resource Damage Assessment
On-Going environmental science programs in the Hudson Basin can be found at the following links:
RPI's Darrin Freshwater Institute
HREP - NYSDEC's Hudson River Estuary Program
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
Marist College, in Poughkeepsie, NY, maintains an archive on the history of environmentalism on the Hudson River, with particular attention to the Storm King controversy.
HRES Archives at Marist College
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