Assessment of fecal contamination sources to Alley Creek, Queens County, New York: Results from a sediment resuspension experiment, thermal imagery, and additional sample collection, 2020-2021

In cooperation with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected water and bed sediment samples along Alley Creek (Queens, New York) to help determine likely sources of fecal bacteria to the creek and Little Neck Bay. Potential terrestrial sources include stormwater, sewage via combined sewer overflow (CSO) and compromised infrastructure, bed-sediment resuspension, and groundwater discharge. Host sources that were targeted using microbial source tracking (MST) techniques included human, canine, waterfowl, and general Bacteroides. Routine water samples were collected and analyzed for the fecal indicator bacteria enterococci and fecal coliform, along...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alley Creek, Contaminants, Microbial, Ecological Assessment of Human and Natural Impacts, Hydrology, New York, All tags... New York City, Queens County, Queens, New York, Surface-Water Quality Monitoring, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, Water Quality, Water Resources, fecal bacteria, water quality, Fewer tags