Fridays in the Field #5: Dr. Syma Ebbin of CT Sea Grant & UConn Avery Point
Dr. Ebbin discusses nitrogen, overfishing, and the need for better management practices.
Category: Hypoxia & the Dead Zone
2013 Water Quality: Improved But Still Not Great Off Westchester and Nassau
The results are in: compared to last year, the summer of 2013 on Long Island Sound wasn’t so bad for marine life. Water quality as measured by dissolved oxygen improved over the dismal conditions in 2012 and only a relatively small area saw drastically low dissolved readings.
“Keeping Our Beaches Open” at the Larchmont Mamaroneck Summit
The scores of beach closings at Westchester County’s Long Island Sound beaches over the summer caught the attention recently of a civic group called the Larchmont Mamaroneck Local Summit, which organized its monthly breakfast discussion for October around the topic.
Dissolved Oxygen Levels Are Dropping in the Sound But Affected Areas Might End Up Being Far Smaller Than Last Summer
Water quality as measured by dissolved oxygen is approaching its typical summertime low in the far western end of Long Island Sound.
How Is The Sound’s Dead Zone Shaping Up This Summer? Water Temperatures Could Be Critical
How Soon Will We See Improvement in the Water Quality of Long Island Sound?
Every time we give a presentation about hypoxia and the Long Island Sound cleanup, we are asked some variation of the same question:
Wards Island Completes Upgrade, Removing Half the Nitrogen in its Waste
The biggest sewage treatment plant impacting Long Island Sound recently completed an upgrade that is expected to lead to a significant improvement in the western Sound’s water quality.
Proposed State Budget Reflects Commitment to Clean Water
The Governor has proposed to allocate $997 million to the Clean Water Fund.