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Item The New Jersey Toxics Reduction Workplan for New York - New Jersey Harbor: Phase One Ambient Water Quality Studies: Research Project Summary(Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science, Research and Technology, 2007-11) Pecchioli, Joel A.; Wilson, Timothy; Dimou, K. Nadia; Bonin, JenniferThe presence of toxic chemicals in water and sediments throughout New York-New Jersey Harbor has resulted in reduced water quality, fisheries restrictions/advisories, and general adverse impacts to the estuarine and coastal ecosystems. To help remediate the harbor, Phase One of the New Jersey Toxics Reduction Workplan for NY-NJ Harbor (NJTRWP) included a set of ambient water quality studies designed to provide the NJ Department of Environmental Protection the information it needs to identify sources of the toxic chemicals of concern, and to prioritize these sources for appropriate action. Samples were collected at the heads-of-tide and within the tidal reaches of the five major New Jersey tributaries to the harbor (the Passaic, Hackensack, Elizabeth, Rahway, and Raritan Rivers), and within the estuarine areas of Newark Bay, the Kill van Kull, and the Arthur Kill.Item Nutrient and Carbon Fluxes to Barnegat Bay from Marginal Saline Wetlands(Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, 2021-06) Velinsky, David; Wilson, TimothySalt marshes play a large role in removing pollutants and nutrients from aquatic ecosystems, such as Barnegat Bay, and serve as a vital link between terrestrial watersheds and coastal waters. Biogeochemical processes transform nutrients during transport through the marsh complex, altering the form, concentration and fate of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus entering the bay. In some cases, water quality models do not account for marsh habitats in the assessment of the watershed flux of nutrients to coastal waters and with increasing coastal development pressures, marshes areas are shrinking, and their benefits will be greatly reduced.Item Nutrient and Carbon Fluxes to Barnegat Bay from Marginal Saline Wetlands: Research Project Summary(Trenton, N.J. : Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science and Research, 2021-12) Velinsky, David; Wilson, Timothy; Millemann, Daniel R.Salt marshes, such as those found along Barnegat Bay, play an important role in removing pollutants and cycling nutrients from aquatic ecosystems, as well as serve as a vital link between terrestrial watersheds and coastal waters. Biogeochemical processes transform nutrients during transport through the marsh complex altering the form, concentration, and fate of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus entering the bay. In some cases, water quality models do not adequately account for marsh habitats in the assessment of the watershed flux of nutrients to coastal waters. Additional data on nutrient concentrations and their transport in marsh habitats will improve estuarine water quality models in New Jersey and similar habitats elsewhere on the eastern seaboard. This research project collected nutrient data along the Westecunk Creek through the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary to determine the approximate flux of nitrogen, phosphorous, and other measured constituents. Dissolved nitrate exhibited substantial non-conservative behavior as the marsh complex served as a source of nitrate to the creek in the spring and as a sink during the summer months.