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In the News (Mon 9 Nov 09)

  
  Onondaga Lake Partnership: Onondaga Lake Pollution
Onondaga Lake's present condition is the result of more than a century of domestic and industrial pollution.
Onondaga Lake is one of the most polluted lakes in the United States.
The presence of adequate levels of oxygen dissolved in the lake's water is essential to the health of Onondaga Lake's aquatic life.
www.onlakepartners.org /p12.html   (338 words)

  
  Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Lake and adjoining portions of the Seneca River are tightly linked with respect to water quality, ecological concerns and management issues.
Onondaga Lake is hypereutrophic (having excessive growth of aquatic plants) because of the
Onondaga Lake is severely polluted with various forms of nitrogen as a result of loads received from METRO.
www.upstatefreshwater.org /html/onondaga_lake.html   (1407 words)

  
  ATSDR - PHA - Onondaga Lake, Syracuse, New York_p2
Onondaga Lake is a local groundwater discharge point and contaminants from the lake would not be expected to migrate to groundwater under non-pumping conditions (NYS DEC, 1989).
Onondaga Lake sediments that contain elevated levels of PAHs were mostly localized in areas at the southeastern portion of the lake.
The accumulation of contaminants from the lake in waterfowl is unknown, and this presents a data gap that prevents the evaluation of possible past, present, and future human exposure to lake contaminants through ingestion of waterfowl.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/onondaga/ono_p2.html   (6826 words)

  
 Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Lake and adjoining portions of the Seneca River are tightly linked with respect to water quality, ecological concerns and management issues.
Onondaga Lake is also severely polluted with various forms of nitrogen as a result of loads received from METRO.
The residual load of ionic waste from approximately 1,000 acres of "waste beds" adjoining the lake continues to be substantial (approximately 12% of pre-closure load).
www.ourlake.org /html/onondaga_lake1.html   (1094 words)

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