Chironomid Deformities, Benthic Community Composition, and Trace Elements in the Buffalo River (New York) Area of Concern

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Diggins ◽  
Kenton M. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Trace Elements ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Benthic Community ◽  
Buffalo River ◽  
Area Of Concern

Economic Benefits of Remediating the Buffalo River, New York Area of Concern

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Braden ◽  
Laura O. Taylor ◽  
DooHwan Won ◽  
Nicole Mays ◽  
Allegra Cangelosi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Buffalo River ◽  
Area Of Concern

Community-Driven River Restoration: Buffalo River Area of Concern, New York

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (2) ◽  
pp. 575-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Spisiak Jedlicka ◽  
Margaret Wooster ◽  
Katherine Winkler
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
River Restoration ◽  
Buffalo River ◽  
Area Of Concern

scholarly journals Assessing Anthracene and Arsenic Contamination within Buffalo River Sediments

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Gawedzki ◽  
K. Wayne Forsythe
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Spatial Interpolation ◽  
River Sediments ◽  
The United States ◽  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
Industrial Activity ◽  
Interpolation Technique ◽  
History Of ◽  
Buffalo River ◽  
Area Of Concern

Anthracene and arsenic contamination concentrations at various depths in the Buffalo River were analyzed in this study. Anthracene is known to cause damage to human skin and arsenic has been linked to lung and liver cancer. The Buffalo River is labelled as an Area of Concern defined by the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between Canada and the United States. It has a long history of industrial activity located in its near vicinity that has contributed to its pollution. An ordinary kriging spatial interpolation technique was used to calculate estimates between sample locations for anthracene and arsenic at various depths. The results show that both anthracene and arsenic surface sediment (0–30 cm) is less contaminated than all subsurface depths. There is variability of pollution within the different subsurface levels (30–60 cm, 60–90 cm, 90–120 cm, 120–150 cm) and along the river course, but major clusters are identified throughout all depths for both anthracene and arsenic.

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