Regional variability in bed-sediment concentrations of wastewater compounds, hormones and PAHs for portions of coastal New York and New Jersey impacted by hurricane Sandy

Phillips, Patrick J.; Gibson, Catherine A.; Fisher, Shawn C.; Fisher, Irene J.; Reilly, Timothy J.; Smalling, Kelly L.; Romanok, Kristin M.; Foreman, William T.; ReVello, Rhiannon C.; Focazio, Michael J.; Jones, Daniel K.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.04.050

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“…This could result from low numbers of larvae being produced in or entering Jamaica Bay, or be an indication that the waters in Jamaica Bay are not suitable for larval survival and settlement. Jamaica Bay has been reported to experience periods of hypoxia [ 65 ] and has high sewage discharge pollution [ 98 ], potentially reducing larval survivorship below levels that could support detectable recruitment. Studies of spat recruitment in other regions have found a positive correlation with salinity [ 84 , 99 , 100 ].…”

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Restoring oysters to urban estuaries: Redefining habitat quality for eastern oyster performance near New York City

McFarland

Hare

2018

PLoS ONE

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Restoring and conserving coastal resilience faces increasing challenges under current climate change predictions. Oyster restoration, in particular, faces threats from alterations in precipitation, warming water temperatures, and urbanization of coastlines that dramatically change salinity patterns, foster the proliferation and spread disease, and disrupt habitat connectivity, respectively. New York City (NYC) coastal waters, once home to a booming oyster fishery for eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), are now nearly devoid of live oyster reefs. Oyster restoration in urban estuaries is motivated by the synergistic ecosystem benefits this native keystone species can deliver. Recent surveys have documented substantial remnant populations of adult oysters in the upper low salinity zone of the Hudson/Raritan Estuary (HRE) near Tarrytown, NY. This study assessed fitness-related performance across the HRE salinity gradient to evaluate habitat suitability on an estuarine scale. Oysters were hatchery-produced from wild, moderate-salinity broodstock, then outplanted for measurement of growth, survival, reproduction and disease prevalence over two years. Survival was generally higher in the lower salinity river sites and in the higher salinity Jamaica Bay sites relative to mesohaline NYC harbor sites. Growth rate was highest in Jamaica Bay and had high variation among other sites. Surprisingly, the highest proportion of individuals with sex-differentiated gametes and the highest average gonad maturation index was found at a low salinity site. Consistent with the advanced gametogenesis measured in experimental animals at low salinity, annual wild recruitment was documented near the low salinity remnant population in each of five monitored years. These results suggest that the remnant HRE oyster population is a robust, self-sustaining population that can be leveraged to support restoration of subpopulations in other parts of the estuary, but further research is required to determine if the mesohaline and near-ocean reaches of the HRE can support the full oyster life cycle.

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Restoring oysters to urban estuaries: Redefining habitat quality for eastern oyster performance near New York City

McFarland

Hare

2018

PLoS ONE

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“…H. akashiwo has been known to cause massive fish kills with a not yet fully described mechanism (Dorantes-Aranda et al 2015), and reduced grazing of HAB species also minimizes the transfer of nutrients and carbon to higher trophic levels (Mitra and Flynn 2006). The significant reduction in zooplankton abundance and increase in wastewater-related contaminants likely further degraded habitat conditions for the planktivorous Atlantic menhaden (Mitra and Flynn 2006;Phillips et al 2016). Post-hurricane declines in Atlantic menhaden, an important prey item for a number of commercially important predatory fish in the HRE, likely contributed to the striped bass and fluke population declines noted by our angler participants.…”

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Social–ecological system responses to Hurricane Sandy in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary

Rothenberger

Spitz

2017

Ambio

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The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Hudson-Raritan estuary (HRE) provided a valuable case study for exploring interactions between long-term environmental degradation, new climatic disturbance stressors, and human behavioral responses. We extend previous research on the ecological effects of major storms to compare water quality and biological parameters three years before and three years after Hurricane Sandy and consider how ecosystem shifts relate to anglers' perceptions. Results indicate that water clarity and nutrients returned to prestorm conditions in about one year, while shifts in the biological community, including a significant increase in harmful algal species and declines in zooplankton and Atlantic menhaden, persisted for multiple years, and anglers continued to fish amidst ecosystem decline. Biotic recovery time in the HRE was longer than reports for other shallow estuaries frequently disturbed by hurricanes. Ecological and social responses suggest that the post-storm regime shifts and continued fishing pressure could further environmental degradation.

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“…Some of the studies on hormones are attributed to how to remove or decrease the amount of them in water resources and wastewater. Different methods are used in these studies; the most important methods are: activated sludge along with biological nutrient reduction (BNR) (Phillips et al 2016 ) without reduction of biological nutrients (nBNR) (Sornalingam et al 2016 ), oxidation ditch (Li et al 2013 ), aeration lagoon (Li and Ni 2011 ), the combination of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis (Plósz et al 2010 ), activated carbon adsorption (Foroutan et al 2017 ; Furgal et al 2015 ), peroxon process (Zhang et al 2015 ), water chlorination and photo-Fenton-like degradation (Ifelebuegu et al 2016 ). Wastewater treatment has been the subject of several recent studies (Baheri et al 2014 ; Rezakazemi et al 2018b ; Muhammad et al 2017 ; Rezakazemi 2018 ; Rezakazemi et al 2011a , b , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 ; Rezakazemi et al 2018a , c ; Shahverdi et al 2013 ; Shirazian et al 2012 ).…”

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Hormones removal from municipal wastewater using ultrasound

Roudbari

Rezakazemi

2018

AMB Expr

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Estrogens are one of the micro-pollutants in the wastewater which have detrimental effects on water living organisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of ultrasound to reduce the estrogen (E1) and 17 beta-estradiol (E2) from municipal wastewater. Hence, a cylindrical batch reactor was designed. The effects of powers, frequency, exposure time and pH on reduction efficiency were investigated. The residual concentration of E1 and E2 hormones was measured in reactor effluent by electrochemiluminescence (ECL) method. The results showed that ultrasound removed 85–96% of both E1 and E2 hormones after 45 min while other parameters changes in the range of their operations. Also, the frequency and power of ultrasound had a significant effect on reduction efficiency of hormones while the exposure had no significant effect. Furthermore, the interaction of power and frequency reduced their efficacy to 64.3% (Pvalue = 0.005). The result also indicated that the ultrasound waves have high ability to reduce Steroid hormones from municipal wastewater. The proposed method can be considered as one of the significant strategies for reduction or destruction of hormones from wastewater due to the non-generation of dangerous by-products and the low energy consumption.

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Regional variability in bed-sediment concentrations of wastewater compounds, hormones and PAHs for portions of coastal New York and New Jersey impacted by hurricane Sandy

Cited by 7 publications

References 51 publications

Restoring oysters to urban estuaries: Redefining habitat quality for eastern oyster performance near New York City

Restoring oysters to urban estuaries: Redefining habitat quality for eastern oyster performance near New York City

Social–ecological system responses to Hurricane Sandy in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary

Hormones removal from municipal wastewater using ultrasound

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