Poquessing Watershed
Spatial and temporal variability of the composition of urban litter in the riparian zone of the Poquessing creek
Walter Yerk, Drexel University, FOPW; Nance Kerns and Suzanne Zlotnick, FOPW Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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200+ water bodies listed under s.303 (d) for trash impairment
6 states and DC
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Classification (FOPW) General trash and recyclables Tires Household items Sport-related items and toys Clothing Automotive Miscellaneous large items Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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A note: classification per NOAA Survey Field Guide
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Total bags vs. volunteer hours
Number of bags
160
120
80
40
0 0
20
40
60
80
100
Number of hours
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
6
Total bags vs. volunteer hours
Number of bags
160
120
80 R² = 0.73 40
0 0
20
40
60
80
100
Number of hours
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Total bagged trash vs. location Number of bags
150 120 90 60 30 0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Total bagged trash vs. location Number of bags
150 120 90 60 30 0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Norm bagged trash vs. location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Tires Number of tires
200 160 120 80 40 0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Sport items Number of items
30
20
10
0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Sport items Number of items
30
20
10
0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Clothing items Number of items
30
20
10
0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Household and auto items Number of items
30
20
10
0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Household and auto items Number of items
30
20
10
0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Discussion • • • • •
Dataset limitations Converge on methods Do cleanups tally Attribute the sources – carefully …
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Discussion
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Thank you!
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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The Clean Streams Law P.L 1987, Act 394 of 1937, as amended (35 P.S. §§ 691.1 et seq.) "Pollution" shall be construed to mean contamination of any waters of the Commonwealth such as will create or is likely to create a nuisance or to render such waters harmful, detrimental or injurious to public health, safety or welfare, or to domestic, municipal, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other legitimate beneficial uses, or to livestock, wild animals, birds, fish or other aquatic life, including but not limited to such contamination by alteration of the physical, chemical or biological properties of such waters, or change in temperature, taste, color or odor thereof, or the discharge of any liquid, gaseous, radioactive, solid or other substances into such waters. …
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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PA TITLE 25. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MUNICIPAL WASTELOAD MANAGEMENT PA 25 Ch 94 CHAPTER 92a. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE: Definitions:: Conventional pollutant — Biochemical oxygen demand, carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH, fecal coliform, oil or grease. Nonconventional pollutant — A pollutant which is not a conventional or toxic pollutant. Pollutant — A contaminant or other alteration of the physical, chemical, biological or radiological integrity of surface water that causes or has the potential to cause pollution as defined in section 1 of the State Act (35 P. S. § 691.1) CHAPTER 93. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS WATER QUALITY CRITERIA § 93.6. General water quality criteria (b) In addition to other substances listed within or addressed by this chapter, specific substances to be controlled include, but are not limited to, floating materials, oil, grease, scum and substances that produce color, tastes, odors, turbidity or settle to form deposits. Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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Walter Yerk, Drexel University, FOPW; Nance Kerns and Suzanne Zlotnick, FOPW Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
1
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
2
200+ water bodies listed under s.303 (d) for trash impairment
6 states and DC
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
3
Classification (FOPW) General trash and recyclables Tires Household items Sport-related items and toys Clothing Automotive Miscellaneous large items Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
4
A note: classification per NOAA Survey Field Guide
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
5
Total bags vs. volunteer hours
Number of bags
160
120
80
40
0 0
20
40
60
80
100
Number of hours
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
6
Total bags vs. volunteer hours
Number of bags
160
120
80 R² = 0.73 40
0 0
20
40
60
80
100
Number of hours
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
7
Total bagged trash vs. location Number of bags
150 120 90 60 30 0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
8
Total bagged trash vs. location Number of bags
150 120 90 60 30 0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
9
Norm bagged trash vs. location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
10
Tires Number of tires
200 160 120 80 40 0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
11
Sport items Number of items
30
20
10
0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
12
Sport items Number of items
30
20
10
0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
13
Clothing items Number of items
30
20
10
0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
14
Household and auto items Number of items
30
20
10
0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
15
Household and auto items Number of items
30
20
10
0
0
1
Ptr
2
GFrd
3
McN
4
KnFr
5
KPOQ
6
Hrm
7
Try
8
Location
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
16
Discussion • • • • •
Dataset limitations Converge on methods Do cleanups tally Attribute the sources – carefully …
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
17
Discussion
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
18
Thank you!
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
19
The Clean Streams Law P.L 1987, Act 394 of 1937, as amended (35 P.S. §§ 691.1 et seq.) "Pollution" shall be construed to mean contamination of any waters of the Commonwealth such as will create or is likely to create a nuisance or to render such waters harmful, detrimental or injurious to public health, safety or welfare, or to domestic, municipal, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other legitimate beneficial uses, or to livestock, wild animals, birds, fish or other aquatic life, including but not limited to such contamination by alteration of the physical, chemical or biological properties of such waters, or change in temperature, taste, color or odor thereof, or the discharge of any liquid, gaseous, radioactive, solid or other substances into such waters. …
Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
20
PA TITLE 25. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MUNICIPAL WASTELOAD MANAGEMENT PA 25 Ch 94 CHAPTER 92a. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMITTING, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE: Definitions:: Conventional pollutant — Biochemical oxygen demand, carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH, fecal coliform, oil or grease. Nonconventional pollutant — A pollutant which is not a conventional or toxic pollutant. Pollutant — A contaminant or other alteration of the physical, chemical, biological or radiological integrity of surface water that causes or has the potential to cause pollution as defined in section 1 of the State Act (35 P. S. § 691.1) CHAPTER 93. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS WATER QUALITY CRITERIA § 93.6. General water quality criteria (b) In addition to other substances listed within or addressed by this chapter, specific substances to be controlled include, but are not limited to, floating materials, oil, grease, scum and substances that produce color, tastes, odors, turbidity or settle to form deposits. Friends of
Poquessing Watershed
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