H149
Water contamination and water quality improvement in rivers

Session ID#: 77625

Session Description:
Anthropogenic activities have contaminated water and degraded water quality in rivers. Combined sewer overflows (CSOs), stormwater runoff and effluents from wastewater treatment plant are the primary sources of contamination in rivers and estuaries.  CSOs discharge untreated sewage into the river directly during rainstorms, elevated levels nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen, ammonia), bacteria (fecal coliform, E.Coli., enterococcus), as well as high molecular weight polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB11). Heavy metals (mercury, cadmium, lead), PCBs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), dioxin, pesticides, as well as other inorganic/organic pollutants have been discharged into the river, caused water contamination and degraded water quality, threatening fish consumption safety and public health. Any topic relates to water pollution, water quality improvement, making river fishable and swimmable; environmental ecosystem restoration; fish consumption safety; land use impact; environmental health is welcome to this session.
Index Terms:

1834 Human impacts [HYDROLOGY]
1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]

Primary Convener:  Jingyu Wang, Bronx Community College, City University of New York, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Environmental Sciences, Bronx, NY, United States
Convener:  Gary Hemming, Queens College, School of Earth and Environmental, Queens, NY, United States; U.S. Geological Survey, Central Region, South Central area,, Water Resources discipline, Austin, TX, United States
Primary Liaison:  Jingyu Wang, Bronx Community College, City University of New York, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Environmental Sciences, Bronx, NY, United States
 
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