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RECORD NUMBER: 22 OF 22

Main Title

Water Pollution Investigation: Genesee River and Rochester Area.

Author

Moffa, P. E. ; Murphy, C. B. ; MacArthur., D. A. ;

CORP Author

O'Brien and Gere Engineers, Inc., Syracuse, N.Y.;Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, Ill. Region V.

Year Published

1975

Report Number

EPA-68-01-1574; EPA/905/9-74-016;

Stock Number

PB-243 489

Additional Subjects

Water pollution ; Genesee River ; Surveys ; Inorganic phosphates ; Inorganic nitrates ; Bioassay ; Primary biological productivity ; Chemical properties ; Water quality ; Drainage ; Nutrients ; Sources ; Tables(Data) ; New York ; Eutrophication ; Water quality data ; Monroe County(New York) ; Rochester(New York)

Internet Access

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	https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=20009RW3.PDF

Holdings

Library	Call Number	Additional Info	Location	Last Modified	Checkout Status
NTIS	PB-243 489	Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown.		07/26/2022

Collation

247p

Abstract

A study of the lower Genesse River in Monroe County, New York was conducted to investigate the impact of pollution sources, both point and non-point, on the water quality of the Genesee River. It was determined that four major point-source discharges have a significant effect on the dissolved oxygen levels present in the River: (1) Oatka Creek, (2) Gates-Chili-Ogden Sewage Treatment Plant, (3) N.Y.S. Barge Canal, and (4) Kodak Wastewater Treatment Plant. Three other factors of a non-point source nature affect the dissolved oxygen levels in the River: (1) Non-point source contributions from agricultural, forested, and pasture lands in the upstream regions, (2) benthic demand in the lower region in the vicinity of the mouth, and (3) horizontal dispersion effects in the lower region.