Limnological and Engineering Analysis of a Polluted Urban Lake

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. Background

   • Steven W. Effler, Gena Harnett

   Pages 1-31

3. Hydrogeologic Setting

   • Mary Gail Perkins, Edwin A. Romanowicz

   Pages 32-96

4. Tributaries and Discharges

   • Steven W. Effler, Keith A. Whitehead

   Pages 97-199

5. Hydrodynamics and Transport

   • Emmet M. Owens, Steven W. Effler

   Pages 200-262

6. Chemistry

   • Steven W. Effler, Charles T. Driscoll, Susan M. Doerr, Carol M. Brooks, Martin T. Auer, Bruce A. Wagner et al.

   Pages 263-383

7. Biology

   • Martin T. Auer, Steven W. Effler, Michelle L. Storey, Susan D. Connors, Philip Sze, Clifford A. Siegfried et al.

   Pages 384-534

8. Optics

   • Steven W. Effler, Mary Gail Perkins

   Pages 535-599

9. Sediments

   • Steven W. Effler, Martin T. Auer, Ned Johnson, Michael Penn, H. Chandler Rowell

   Pages 600-666

10. Mechanistic Modeling of Water Quality in Onondaga Lake

    • Steven W. Effler, Susan M. Doerr, Martin T. Auer, Raymond P. Canale, Rakesh K. Gelda, Emmet M. Owens et al.

    Pages 667-788

11. Synthesis and Perspectives

    • Steven W. Effler

    Pages 789-811

12. Back Matter

    Pages 813-832

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Onondaga Lake in Syracuse, New York is a model for the analysis and management of a polluted urban lake. Sometimes referred to as "the most polluted lake in the United States", Onondaga Lake is one of only two lakes for which a federal advisory body has been set up to guide environmental remediation. The recipient of significant municipal effluent and industrial waste for more than a century, Onondaga Lake has been the focus of intensive limnological investigation and extensive remediation efforts. This book is a comprehensive presentation of the scientific knowledge about Onondaga Lake, based on research coordinated by the Upstate Freshwater Institute. Onondaga Lake: Limnology and Environmental Management of a Polluted Urban Lake is the most complete case study of a lake, and will be of interest to water quality scientists, engineers and managers, as well as environmental engineers, modelers, and policymakers.

• bacteria
• biology
• environment
• environmental management
• evolution
• hydrology
• invertebrates
• lake
• limnology
• nitrogen
• phytoplankton
• plankton
• remediation
• temperature
• water
• water quality and water pollution

• Upstate Freshwater Institute, Inc, Syracuse, USA

  Steven W. Effler

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