Passaic River estuary
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The Passaic River estuary is a tidal, urbanized stretch of the lower Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey, characterized by extensive wetlands, heavy industrialization, and significant environmental contamination and restoration efforts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Passaic River estuary canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
ⓘ
urban waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
City of Clifton, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of East Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Kearny, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Passaic, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Harrison, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Township of Lyndhurst, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Township of Nutley, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedAs | federal Superfund site ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Newark Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
habitat restoration
ⓘ
sediment remediation ⓘ shoreline stabilization ⓘ wetland creation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
environmentally contaminated
ⓘ
heavily industrialized ⓘ subject to restoration efforts ⓘ tidal ⓘ urbanized ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
estuarine wetlands
ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ riparian habitat ⓘ tidal marshes ⓘ |
| hasPollutionSource |
combined sewer overflows
ⓘ
historic industrial discharges ⓘ legacy chemical manufacturing ⓘ stormwater runoff ⓘ |
| hasPollutionType |
dioxins
ⓘ
heavy metals ⓘ pesticides ⓘ polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) ⓘ polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
ecological health impacts
ⓘ
fish consumption advisories ⓘ human health risks from contaminated sediments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bergen County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark Bay watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ Passaic County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern New Jersey ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program study area
NERFINISHED
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New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Passaic River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverMouthOf | Passaic River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Passaic River Superfund cleanup ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial waterway access
ⓘ
limited recreational boating ⓘ shipping and navigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.