Science and Technology of New York City

Evaluation of Serum Immunoglobulins among Individuals Living near Six Superfund Sites Dhelia M. Williamson, Mary C. White, Charles Poole, David Kleinbaum, Robert Vogt and Kari North Environmental Health Perspectives , Vol. 114, No. 7 (Jul., 2006), pp. 1065-1071 Published by: Brogan & Partners Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3651778 The author of this paper is Dhelia M. Williamson. She […]

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Superfund: Evaluating the Impact of Executive Order 12898 Sandra George O’Neil Environmental Health Perspectives , Vol. 115, No. 7 (Jul., 2007), pp. 1087-1093 Published by: Brogan & Partners Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4619515 The author Sandra George O’Neil is a sociology professor in Curry College and specializes in social inequality with a Ph. D. in sociology. In this […]

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This source presents a 2004 analysis of the sediments found in the Gowanus Canal. While there is a large time gap, this analysis presents a good analysis of the type of contaminants within the Gowanus Canal, and a more narrow methodology for removing them while improving the local environment. – Jessen T.

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Yozzo, Daniel. “Beneficial use of dredged material for habitat creation, enhancement, and restoration in New York-New Jersey Harbor.” Journal of Environmental Management (2004):39 – 52. Print. In this article, the authors analyze how to use dredged material in an environmentally friendly manner. Dredged materials are waste materials that are often exposed during underwater excavations, which […]

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Montalto, Franco. “Rapid assessment of the cost-effectiveness of low impact development for CSO control.” Landscape and Urban Planning (2007): 117 – 131.Print. In this article, the authors propose using an LID (Low Impact Development) for reducing combined sewer overflows in urban watersheds. These technologies have multiple benefits. For instance, they promote the reutilization of harvested […]

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