Polychlorinated biphenyl transport in the Hudson River, New York
Water-Resources Investigations Report
81-9
By: John T. Turk and David E. Troutman
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Abstract
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) have been entering the Hudson River estuary since 1951. Concentration and loading of PCB 's in the river below Waterford, N.Y., are controlled at present by resuspension of sediments containing these substances; therefore , until the amount of PCB 's in the sediments is significantly lowered, reduction of point-source PCB discharge from the present rate of 0.4 kilograms per day will produce no more than a 10% reduction in loading to the river. Potential concentrations of PCB 's in solution and suspension in the river can be predicted by a simple model for mixing and dilution. From a known range of PCB influent rates, total PCB loading to the Hudson River from above Waterford is shown to be between 2,000 and 12,000 kilograms per year. (USGS)
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Turk, J.T., Troutman, D.E., 1981, Polychlorinated biphenyl transport in the Hudson River, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-9, iv, 11 p. :ill., map ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri819.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Polychlorinated biphenyl transport in the Hudson River, New York |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 81-9 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri819 |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, WRD, |
| Description | iv, 11 p. :ill., map ;28 cm. |