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
Abstract: A wealth of valuable wetland research has been published over the years concerning wetland function. One difficulty has been using that information in the context of the time and resource constraints of mandatory wetland mitigation or voluntary wetland restoration projects. In an effort to highlight some suggestions to marry wetland research with practical restoration … Read more
Abstract: The increasing needs for inexpensive, real-time monitoring devices have added new impetus to developing chemical analysis systems that integrate sampling, sample preparation and detection. One way to enhance sensitivity in these measurements is to provide concentration, and/or extraction along with other functionalities. The goal is to integrate these components to develop total analytical systems … Read more
More than 70 federal, state, county and municipal GIS professionals from all over the State of New Jersey/New York, along with professionals from private firms attended The New Jersey Geospatial Forum. The NJ GeoForum is a meeting place for the discussion of questions and issues related to the acquisition, management and communication of spatial information; … Read more