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Land Use and Water Quality in the Hudson River Amy Gao GIS in Water Resources November 16, 2010.
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Transcript of Land Use and Water Quality in the Hudson River Amy Gao GIS in Water Resources November 16, 2010.
Hudson River in New York• New York ranked 18th
among the states in toxic water pollution.
• The Hudson River Watershed ranked 29th out all US waters for receiving the greatest amount of toxic pollution.
• The Hudson River Watershed ranked 2nd in New York State for receiving the most toxic pollution.
Pollution around the Port of Albany,four decades ago
Pollution Sources•River sediments•Metals:
▫Industrial and domestic wastewater discharges
▫Runoff (CSO’s)•Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAH)▫Automobile exhaust▫Industrial emissions▫Burning wood,
charcoal and tobacco
NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program
Land Use Along Hudson RiverLegend
LandUseMerged
LANDUSE
Bare exposed rock
Bays and estuaries
Beaches
Commercial and Services
Confined feeding operations
Cropland and pasture
Deciduous forest land
Evergreen forest land
Forested wetland
Herbaceous Rangeland
Industrial
Industrial and commercial complexes
Lakes
Mixed forest land
Mixed urban or built-up land
Nonforested wetland
Null area -- no land use assigned
Orchards, groves, vineyards, nurseries..
Other agricultural land
Other urban or built-up land
Reservoirs
Residential
Sandy areas other than beaches
Shrub-brushland rangeland
Streams and canals
Strip mines, quarries and gravel pits
Transitional areas
Transportation, communications and services
•13.7% is urban, industrial, and commercial land
Conclusion
•Highly urban and industrialized areas correlate with higher concentrations of metals
•Highly urban and industrialized areas correlate with higher concentrations of PAH