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Onsite wastewater disposal systems (OWDS) in coastal regions of Long Island, New York, contribute bacteria, nutrients, and organic wastewater-associated compounds (including pharmaceuticals, personal care and domestic use products referred to here as contaminants of emerging concern (CECs)) to downgradient shallow groundwater in nearshore settings. Many of the densely populated areas along the East Coast (i.e. Long Island, New York) are served by OWDS. Approximately 75 percent of Suffolk County, New York, residents rely on simple OWDS such as a series of cesspools (ground pits lined with cement blocks or rings without a sealed bottom) and septic systems. Cesspools provide minimal wastewater treatment, typically...
    map background search result map search result map Bacteria, nutrients, and contaminants of emerging concern in shallow groundwater of nearshore environments, Suffolk County, New York, 2013 Bacteria, nutrients, and contaminants of emerging concern in shallow groundwater of nearshore environments, Suffolk County, New York, 2013