Hudson River

The results for tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) in the area of the Upper Hudson River are surprising because the birds were still able to breed with TEQs far above the levels that had severe/fatal effects on other species of birds. However, there... 

Secord, A.L., McCarty, J.P., Echols, K.R., and Meadows, J.C. et al. (1999). PCBs and 2,3,7,8— TCDD equivalents in tree swallows from the upper Hudson river. New York State, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18, 2519-2525. 

DT Lin, CB Morgan, WL Gately (1993) In situ stimulation of aerobic PCB biodegradation in Hudson River sediments. Science 259 503-507. 

Flanagan WP, RJ May (1993) Metabolite detection as evidence for naturally occurring aerobic PCB degradation in Hudson River sediments. Environ Sci Technol 27 2207-2212. 

Harkness MR, JB McDermott, DA Abramowicz, JJ Salvo, WP Flanagan, ML Stephens, FJ Mondello, RJ May, JH Lobos, KM Carroll, Ml Brennan, AA Bracco, KM Fish, GL Warner, PR Wilson, DK Dietrich, DT Lin, CB Morgan, WL Gately (1993) In situ stimulation of aerobic PCB biodegradation in Hudson River sediments. Science 259 503-507. 

Echols KR, TiUitt DE, Nichols JW, Secord AL, McCarty JP. 2004. Acciunulation of PCB congeners in nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) on the Hudson River, New York. Environ Sci Technol 38 6240-6246. 

In more recent studies, Feng et al. (1999) calculated a Th water column residence time of 2 to 12 days in the Hudson River estuary. McKee et al (1986b) determined that " Th was removed on a time scale of a day or less in the very particle-rich environment of the Yangtze River estuary. In the Amazon River estuary, another particle-rich environment, McKee et al. (1986a) determined that the residence time of dissolved " Th ranged from 2 to 4 days. McKee et al. (1986a) also calculated apparent distribution... 

Figure 15.11 Cross section of a sample from a painting from the Hudson River School presenting a round protruding mass, (a) SEM image and EDX images of (b) lead, (c) lead soaps, (d) azelaic acid and (e) stearic acid. Reprinted from Boon et ah, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 11, Supplement 2, pp. 444 445, 2005, by permission of Cambridge University Press (see colour Plate 6)...

J. J. Boon, K. Keune and J. Zucker, Imaging analytical studies of lead soaps aggregating in preprimed canvas used by the Hudson River School painter F. E. Church, Microscopy and Microanalysis, ll(Suppl. 2), 444 445 (2005). 

This combine was the old American I. G. Chemical Corporation. From 230 Park Avenue, New York City, its main office governed five subsidiaries, all producing marvels of modem chemistry. They were the Ozalid Corporation of Johnson City, the General Dyestuffs Company, the old Hudson River Color Works, the Agfa-Ansco factory which manufactured cameras and films, and a research plant in Pennsylvania. 

New York Hudson River near nickel-cadmium battery plant 1972 ... 

Data from Bush, B., L.A. Shane, and M. Wahlen. 1987. Sedimentation of 74 PCB congeners in the upper Hudson River. Chemo-sphere 16 733-744. 

Hudson-Raritan estuary and Long Island Sound 1984-89 total PCBs Upper Hudson River anoxic sediments PCB 1 PCB 4 PCBs 6/19 PCB 8... 

Fathead minnow, Pimephalespromelas-, upper Hudson River, 1985 caged juveniles exposed for 3-42 days during the year whole fish Regardless of exposure duration or season, the consistently most abundant congeners in caged fish were PCBs 37, 42, 44, 47, 48, 49, 52, 59, 61,66, 70, 73, 75, 76, 93, 95, and 104 15... 

The upper Hudson River was massively contaminated with PCBs from an industrial plant for several decades prior to 1975. All fishing in this section in 1976 was banned because of PCB contamination. The prohibition is still in effect because, in part, of measurable PCB residues in caged fishes from this area (Table 24.9) (Jones et al. 1989). Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) collected near Troy and Albany, New York, contained higher concentrations in muscle of PCB 77 (37 pg/kg FW) and PCB 126 (8 pg/kg FW) than conspecifics from other locations in New York (Hong et al. 1992). Almost all (99%) the PCB toxicity in muscle of striped bass was attributed to PCBs 77, 105 (62 pg/kg FW), and 126 (Hong et al. 1992). 

Bush, B., K.W. Simpson, L. Shane, and R.R. Koblintz. 1985. PCB congener analysis of water and caddisfly larvae (Insecta Trichoptera) in the upper Hudson River by glass capillary chromatography. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34 96-105. 

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