NYCkayaker [SebagoCanoeClub] [Fwd: Jamaica Bay...]

[Chalu Kim]

Zja43 at aol.com wrote:
> Dear Chalu:
>      I read your message about Nitrogen being  discharged into Jamaica Bay 
> and I agree that this is a real problem.   However, the message said "Currently, 
> the DEP is  discharging 30,000 -  35,000 tons a day of nitrogen into the 
> bay...."  This is 60 to 70 million  pounds of Nitrogen per day - more than ten 
> pounds per person per day in the  drainage basin.
>     This seems rather high to me. Could they mean 30,000 -  35,000 tons per 
> week or per month.  Please look into this.
> Yours truly,
> Zachary Abrams
> 
> 
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That is not my stats. I just copied it from the NYCkayaker list who 
probably copied it.

But I would agree this stat sounds wrong as 2005 reports says 35 
kilograms/day; http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5051/

Good catch

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Chalu Kim