Events

Abstract: MRRI has been communicating spatially explicit data and information about the Hackensack Meadowlands District in northern New Jersey since 1992. A regional initiative to share GIS resources with and among local governments was approved under the Municipal Assistance Program. One component of the program was to develop the Emergency Reponse Information System (ERIS); a … Read more

Abstract: The Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI) will be hosting students from Snyder High School’s AP Environmental Science class in Jersey City. Students will spend time interacting with MRRI staff and learning about our Analytical Lab, GIS Lab and Library. The trip will conclude with an educational walk along the nature trails that surround the … Read more

Abstract: Geophysical technologies are increasingly being used to non-invasively map and monitor the subsurface at spatiotemporal scales unobtainable with conventional, invasive methods of investigation. Geophysical research funded by the Meadowlands Environment Research Institute (MRRI) over the last five years has focused on applying geophysical technologies to the study of wetlands and monitoring subsurface processes in … Read more

Abstract: The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission has determined that remediation of the Kearny Marsh freshwater ecosystem is a high priority and has partnered with Rutgers University to achieve this goal. Human alterations affecting current hydrologic conditions include municipal stormwater inputs from the Town of Kearny, construction of railways and highways surrounding the marsh, creation of … Read more

Abstract: The Meadowlands Environment Center is teaming up with the MRRI lab to provide a hands-on learning experience for a GIS class from the Newark Science Park High School. They will come to the Meadowlands Environment Center for an all day field trip focused on the connections between sustainability and GIS. With the growing need … Read more

Abstract: Herons and Egrets that are seen feeding in the NJ Meadowlands mainly breed on islands in NY Habor and Long Island Sound. Their long-term population dynamics are complex, with dramatic fluctuations from year to year that imply large-scale ‘switching cascades’ — mass movement of individuals between locations from one breeding season to the next. … Read more

Abstract: The Meadowlands Commission assessed the personal exposures to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the vicinity of the Teterboro Airport. A total of 15 volunteers were recruited from six municipalities around the airport’s location. VOCs were collected by a passive sampling method placed in each subject’s indoor, outdoor and personal air as well as at … Read more

Abstract: The New Jersey Meadowlands today are a “sea of grasses” where native and exotic species meet and interact. Hence, our two research projects deal (a) with ecological and biochemical aspects of root exudates of a group of predominantly exotic grasses and (b) with the role of genetic identity in competition between native (Spartina patens) … Read more

Abstract: Newly recruited young-of-the-year (YOY) bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, from relatively pristine GreatBay were fed daily to satiation for about three months with menhaden and mummichog from GreatBay (control treatment) and HackensackRiver (exposed treatment). Amount of prey consumed and consumption rates for the exposed fish was significantly less than that for the control fish. Exposed fish … Read more

Abstract: Personal monitoring is the most direct approach to determine personal contact with carcinogenic agents. However, due to the trace levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air and the limited sampling rate of passive samplers, there are few applications of passive samplers for measuring airborne PAHs. A sensitive, simple, and cost-effective passive sampling methodology … Read more