Environmental Research and Development Technical Reports

Air Quality and Related Health Research: Particulate Matter (PM), Ozone, and Co-Pollutants

• Comparison of multiple PM2.5 exposure products for estimating health benefits of emission controls over New York State, USA 
• Revised treatment of wet scavenging processes dramatically improves GEOS-Chem 12.0.0 simulations of surface nitric acid, nitrate, and ammonium over the United States 
• Ambient Ammonia Concentrations Across New York State
• Ozone Production Efficiencies at Rural New York State Locations: Relationship to Oxides of Nitrogen Concentrations 
• Emission influences on air pollutant concentrations in New York state: II. PM2.5 organic and elemental carbon constituents 
• Changes in the acute response of respiratory diseases to PM2.5 in New York State from 2005 to 2016 
• Emission influences on air pollutant concentrations in New York State: I. ozone 
• Term birth weight and ambient air pollutant concentrations during pregnancy, among women living in Monroe County, New York 
• Differential Probability Functions for Investigating Long-Term Changes in Local and Regional Air Pollution Sources
• Economic analysis of a field monitored residential wood pellet boiler heating system in New York State
• Long-term trends (2005–2016) of source apportioned PM2.5across New York State
• Investigation of levoglucosan decay in wood smoke smog-chamber experiments: The importance of aerosol loading, temperature, and vapor wall losses in interpreting results
• Near-source air quality impact of a distributed natural gas combined heat and power facility
• Nanoparticle emissions from residential wood combustion: A critical literature review, characterization, and recommendations
• Long-Term Changes of Source Apportioned Particle Number Concentrations in a Metropolitan Area of the Northeastern United States
• The Association between Respiratory Infection and Air Pollution in the Setting of Air Quality Policy and Economic Change
• Assessing uncertainties of a geophysical approach to estimate surface fine particulate matter distributions from satellite-observed aerosol optical depth
• A long-term source apportionment of PM2.5 in New York State during 2005–2016 
• Do elevated blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids modify effects of particulate air pollutants on fibrinogen? 
• The effect of heat recovery on near-source plume dispersion of a simple cycle gas turbine 
• Spatial-aware source estimation in building downwash environments 
• Triggering of cardiovascular hospital admissions by fine particle concentrations in New York state: Before, during, and after implementation of multiple environmental policies and a recession 
• Hourly land-use regression models based on low-cost PM monitor data 
• Temperature effects on multiphase reactions of organic molecular markers: A modeling study 
• Changes in Gas-Phase Air Pollutants across New York State, USA 
• Associations between ambient wood smoke and other particulate pollutants and biomarkers of systemic inflammation, coagulation and thrombosis in cardiac patients 
• Observed and Model-Derived Ozone Production Efficiency over Urban and Rural New York State 
• Microenvironmental air quality impact of a commercial-scale biomass heating system 
• Determination of Mercury and Other Trace Elements in Home Heating Oil Used in New York State 
• PM 2.5 and gaseous pollutants in New York State during 2005–2016: Spatial variability, temporal trends, and economic influences 
• Daily land use regression estimated woodsmoke and traffic pollution concentrations and the triggering of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a case-crossover study
• Performance Evaluation of Two 25 kW Residential Wood Pellet Boiler Heating Systems
• Comparative emissions characterization of a small-scale wood chip-fired boiler and an oil-fired boiler in a school setting
• 17-18 Studies of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Off-Gassing from Stored Pellets [PDF]
• EPA - Executive Summary - PM Supersite Report [PDF]
• EPA - Final Report - PM Supersite Report [PDF]
• Evaluation of the Performance and Emission from Commercial Scale Advanced Wood Combustion Systems [PDF]
• Environmental, Energy Market, and Health Characterization of Wood-Fired Hydronic Heater Technologies - Executive Summary [PDF]
• Environmental, Energy Market, and Health Characterization of Wood-Fired Hydronic Heater Technologies - Full Report [PDF]
• Method to Extract and Interpret Additional Aerosol Organic Carbon Fractions, November 2011 [PDF]
• Evaluation of On Board Real Time Particulate Emission [PDF]
• Staged Combustion Biomass Boilers: Linking High Efficiency Combustion Technology to Regulatory Test Methods [PDF]
• Evaluation of the Energy and Emissions Performance of Commercial Scale Advanced Wood Combustion Systems [PDF]
• European Wood-Heating Technology Survey
• Spatial Modeling and Monitoring of Residential Woodsmoke Across a Non-Urban Upstate New York Region [PDF]
• Results and Findings from the Joint Enhanced Ozone and PM Precursor Final Report, July 2009 [PDF]
• Optimization of SCR Control Technology for Reduced NOx Emissions, Improved Performance and Reduced Operating Expenses [PDF]
• Ambient Gaseous Ammonia: Evaluation of Continuous Measurement Methods Suitable for Routine Deployment, October 2008 [PDF]
• Local versus upwind contributions to PM ass and Elemental Concentrations in New York City, July 2007 [PDF]
• Biomass Combustion in Europe: Overview on Technologies and Regulations, April 2008 [PDF]
• Assessment of Carbonaceous PM2.5 – for New York and the Region – Executive Summary, March 2008 [PDF] 
• Assessment of Carbonaceous PM2.5 for New York and the Region – Volume I: Synthesis Final Report, March 2008 [PDF]
• Assessment of Carbonaceous PM2.5 for New York and the Region – Volume II: Full Technical Report Final Report, March 2008 [PDF]
• Formation of Volatile Nanoparticles in Motor Vehicle Exhaust, September 2007 [PDF]
• NYC Private Ferry Fleet Emission Reduction Technology Study and Demonstration [PDF]
• A Study of Ambient Air Contaminants and Asthma in New York City, May 2006 [PDF]
• The Workshop on the Source Apportionment of PM Health Effects: Inter-Comparison of Results and Implications, January 2006 [PDF]
• Clinical Studies of Exposure to Ultrafine Particles, November 2005 [PDF]
• Ambient Air Quality Monitoring of Ultrafine Particles in Rochester, New York, September 2005 [PDF]
• Development of Fine Particulate Emission Factors for Oil- and Gas-fired Combustion Systems, October 2004 [PDF] 
  • Supporting Analysis and Site Test Report
    • Technical Memorandum: Conceptual Model of Sources of Variability in Combustion Turbine PM10 Emissions Data Final Revision 1.3: November 5, 2004 [PDF]
    • Impact of Operating Parameters on Fine Particulate Emissions from Natural Gas-Fired Combined Cycle and Cogeneration Power Plants Final Revision 1.2: November 5, 2004 [PDF]
    • Fine Particulate Test Protocol Final Revision 0.2: April 2, 2004 [PDF]
    • Test Results for a Gas-Fired Process Heater Site Alpha Final January 30, 2004 [PDF]
    • Test Results for a Combined Cycle Power Plant with Supplementary Firing, Oxidation Catalyst and SCR at Site Bravo Final November 5, 2004 [PDF]
    • Test Results for a Gas-Fired Process Heater with Selective Catalytic NOx Reduction Site Charlie Final January 30, 2004 [PDF]
    • Test Results for a Dual-Fuel-Fired Commercial Boiler Site Delta Final January 30, 2004 [PDF]
    • Test Results for a Combined Cycle Power Plant with Oxidation Catalyst and SCR at Site Echo Final October 26, 2004 [PDF]
    • Test Results for a Diesel Fuel-Fired Compression Ignition Reciprocating Engine with a Diesel Particulate Filter at Site Foxtrot October 29, 2004 [PDF]
    • Test Results for a Cogeneration Plant with Supplementary Firing, Oxidation Catalyst and SCR at Site Golf October 28, 2004 [PDF]
    • Update of Literature Review of Source Sampling and Analysis Methodologies for Characterizing Organic Aerosol and Fine Particulate Source Emission Profiles February 12, 2004 [PDF]
    • Pilot-Scale Dilution Sampler Design and Validation Test, Laboratory Study July 28, 2004 [PDF]
• Innovative Instrument for an Ambient Air Particulate Mass Measurement Standard, October 2003 [PDF]
• Transboundary Pollution: Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter in the Northeast, December 2003 [PDF]
• Develop and Field Test Rupprecht & Patashnick (R&P) Series-6400 Controlled Sampling Continuous Particulate Monitor, October 2003 [PDF]
• A Survey of Monitoring Instruments for Measurement of Airborne Pollutants, October 2002 [PDF]
• Analysis of Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter in the Northeastern United States, November 2003 [PDF]
• Assessing the Effects of Transboundary Pollution on New York's Air Quality, January 2003 [PDF]
• Least Cost Control Strategies to Reduce Ozone in the Northeastern Urban Corridor, October 1999 [PDF]

Alternative Energy Impacts

• 18-34 Enhanced Hydropower Database [PDF]
• 16-35 Metocean Plan for the New York Offshore Study Area [PDF]
• Benefit-Cost Analysis of Potential Food Waste Diversion Legislation [PDF]
• Advancing the Environmentally Responsible Development of Offshore Wind Energy in New York [PDF]
• Wind Power and Biodiversity in New York: A Tool for Siting Assessment and Scenario Planning at the Landscape Scale [PDF]
• Wind Power and Biodiversity in New York: A Tool for Siting Assessment and Scenario Planning at the Landscape Scale Summary [PDF]
• Evaluation of community response to wind turbine-related noise in Western New York State
• Wind Turbine-Related Noise: Current Knowledge and Research Needs [PDF]
• Wind Turbine-Related Noise and Community Response [PDF]
• Wind Turbine-Related Noise in Western New York, January 2013 [PDF]
• Avian Acoustic Monitoring Study at the Maple Ridge Wind Project 2007-2008 [PDF]
• Post-Construction Wildlife Monitoring at Maple Ridge Wind Farm [PDF]
• New York State Hydrokinetic Generation Environmental Policy Workshop Post-Workshop Analysis [PDF]
• Marine and Hydrokinetic Environmental Policy Workshop: Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Background and Perspective for New York State [PDF]
• A Review of Regulatory and Policy Requirements for Hydrokinetic Power Projects in New York State [PDF]
• Evaluation of the Potential for Using Acoustic Monitoring to Remotely Assess Aerial Vertebrate Collision at Industrial Wind Energy Facilities [PDF]
• Post-Construction Acoustic Monitoring. 2007 - 2008 Sampling Period. Maple Ridge Wind Project. Lewis County, New York [PDF]
• Radar Monitoring of Bird and Bat Movement Patterns [PDF]
• Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Environmental Assessment Project [PDF ]
• Comparison of Reported Effects and Risks to Vertebrate Wildlife from Six Electricity Generation Types in the New York New England Region – Executive Summary, March 2009 [PDF]
• Comparison Of Reported Effects And Risks To Vertebrate Wildlife From Six Electricity Generation Types In The New York New England Region, March 2009 [PDF]

Climate Change

• 19-09 NYSERDA Environmental Research Program Plan Research Area 2: Climate Change Adaptation [PDF]
• 18-25 Health Impacts of Power Outages and Warm Weather on Food Safety [PDF]
• 18-02 Population Vulnerability to Climate Change in New York State [PDF]
• Evaluating the costs and benefits of marsh-management strategies while accounting for uncertain sea-level rise and ecosystem response 
• 18-04 Integrating SLAMM Results and Stakeholder Priorities to Define Marsh Adaptation Strategies [PDF]
• 16-16s Summary Report New York Natural Resource Navigator [PDF]
• New York Natural Resource Navigator [PDF]
• Analysis of Future Floodplains in New York State [PDF]
• Storm Damage and Community Preparedness Fact Sheet [PDF]
• Hydrology, Vulnerability, and Adaptation Implications of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee [PDF]
• Application of Sea-Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) to Long Island and New York City [PDF]
  • All technical data and maps
• Changing Climate, Changing Forests: The Impacts of Climate Change on Forests of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada [PDF]
• Disposing of Greenhouse Gases through Mineralization [PDF]
• Carbon Sequestration Feasibility Study in the Chautauqua County, New York Area [PDF]
• Geologic, Engineering, and Economic Evaluation of the CO₂ Sequestration Capacity of New York's Gas Shales [PDF]
• Responding to Climate Change in New York State 
• Permanent CO2 Sequestration in Ocean Sediments: Flow-Through Reactor Studies] [PDF]

Ecosystem Response to Atmospheric Deposition of Sulfur, Nitrogen and Mercury

• 19-29 Spatial and Temporal Variability of Fish Assemblages in Acidified Streams: Implications for Long-Term Monitoring (Summary Report) [PDF]
• 19-15 Compilation, Analysis and Publication of Adirondack Effects Assessment Program (AEAP) Data and Associated Data Sets [PDF]
• 18-17 Acidic Deposition and Biodiversity of Forest Understory Plant Communities in the Hardwood Forests of the Adirondack Mountains [PDF]
• 18-26s Results of the 2010-2011 East-Central Adirondack Stream Survey (ECASS) Summary Report [PDF]
• 18-26 Results of the 2010-2011 East-Central Adirondack Stream Survey (ECASS) [PDF]
• Plant richness and composition in hardwood forest understories vary along an acidic deposition and soil-chemical gradient in the northeastern United States
• 18-19 The Response of Soil and Stream Chemistry to Decreases in Acid Deposition in the Catskill Mountains, New York [PDF]
• Decoupled trophic responses to longterm recovery from acidification and associated browning in lakes [PDF]
• Temporal variability in stream fish assemblage metrics and implications for long-term monitoring [PDF]
• Acidification impacts and goals of gauging recovery of trout populations and fish communities in streams of the Western Adirondack Mountains, New York, USA [PDF]
• 18-35 Connecting Cloud Water Inorganic and Organic Chemical Composition at Whiteface Mountain [PDF]
• 18-18 Effects of Watershed and In-Stream Liming on Macroinvertebrate Communities in Acidified Tributaries to Honnedaga Lake, NY [PDF]
• Long-term dataset on aquatic responses to concurrent climate change and recovery from acidification 
• Biogenic, urban, and wildfire influences on the molecular composition of dissolved organic compounds in cloud water 
• 17-27 Acidification and Forest Understory Plant Communities in the Adirondack Mountains [PDF]
• 17-26 Soil Acidification and Beech Bark Disease: Influencing the Composition and Structure of Sugar Maple/Beech Forests [PDF]
• Variation in fish mercury concentrations in streams of the Adirondack region, New York: A simplified screening approach using chemical metrics
• 17-04 Liming Alters Soil Microbial Community and Processes in Northern Mixed Hardwood Forests [PDF]
• 16-38 Patterns of Nutrient Dynamics in Adirondack Lakes Recovering from Acid Deposition [PDF]
• Patterns of nutrient dynamics in Adirondack lakes recovering from acid deposition
• 17-02 Summary Report - Assessing Brook Trout Populations in Headwater Streams of the Adirondack Mountains Using Environmental DNA[PDF]
• 17-01 Response of Fish Assemblages to Decreasing Acid Deposition in Adirondack Mountain Lakes [PDF]
• 16-26 Social and Economic Impacts of the Acidification and Potential Recovery of Adirondack Forests and Freshwater Systems [PDF]
• 16-40 Effects of Changing Tree Species Composition on Nitrate Leaching and Carbon Storage in Northeastern Forests [PDF]
• 16-31 Regional Estimates of Acidic and Mercury Depositions over Refined Spatial Scales in Northeastern U.S. and the Contribution from New York Power Production Point Sources [PDF]
• 16-31s Summary report: Regional Estimates of Acidic and Mercury Depositions over Refined Spatial Scales in Northeastern U.S. and the Contribution from New York Power Production Point Sources [PDF]
• Acid Rain in the Adirondacks: A Research Summary July 2005 Adirondack Lakes Survey
• Measuring the Value of HG and Acid Pollution in New York State through Property Values [PDF]
• 16-27s Summary Report: Measuring the Value of Hg and Acid Pollution in New York State through Property Values [PDF]
  
• 16-29 Controlling Factors of Long-Term Trends in Mercury Wet Deposition and Precipitation Concentrations at Huntington Wildlife Forest [PDF]
• Efficacy of Environmental DNA to Detect and Quantify Brook Trout Populations in Headwater Streams of the Adirondack Mountains, New York
• Modeled effects of soil acidification on long-term ecological and economic outcomes for managed forests in the Adirondack region (USA)
• Response of fish assemblages to declining acidic deposition in Adirondack Mountain Lakes, 1984-2012
• Is mercury in a remote forested watershed of the Adirondack Mountains responding to recent decreases in emissions?
• A New Look at Liming as an Approach to Accelerate Recovery from Acidic Deposition Effect
• Patterns of Nutrient Dynamics in Adirondack Lakes Recovering from Acid Deposition
• Response of Watersheds in the Catskills and Adirondacks to Reduced Atmospheric Acid Inputs [PDF]
• 16-07 Mercury in Fish and Macroinvertebrates from New York's Streams and Rivers: A compendium of Data Sources [PDF]
• 16-06 Methylmercury Bioaccumulation within Terrestrial Food Webs in the Adirondack Park of New York State [PDF]
• Monitoring of Adirondack Ecosystems [PDF]
• Critical Loads of Atmospheric Deposition to Adirondack Lake Watersheds: A Guide for Policymakers [PDF]
• Long-Term Monitoring Program for Evaluating Changes in Water Quality in Selected Adirondack Waters [PDF]
• Air Pollutant Deposition and its Ecological Effects in New York [PDF]
• Deacidification, Dissolved Organic Carbon, and Nitrate Export [PDF]
• The New York Streamflow Estimation Tool [PDF]
• Effects of an Extreme Flood on Aquatic Biota in a Catskill Mountain River [PDF]
• Importance of Acidic and Mercury Deposition in Relation to Climate Change in the Adirondack Mountains: Biogeochemical Responses [PDF]
• Coastal Plain Pond Water Quality and Mercury Content of Biota of the Long Island Central Pine Barrens and Mashomack Preserve: Effects of Atmospheric Deposition and Human Development [PDF]
• Mercury Stable Isotope Analysis in Long Island and Adirondack Songbirds [PDF]
• Chemical and Biological Monitoring of Adirondack Lakes to Examine Ecosystem Impacts and Recovery from Sulfur and Nitrogen Deposition [PDF]
• Critical Loads for Air Pollution: Measuring the Risks to Ecosystems [PDF]
• Geographic Variation of Methylmercury Bioaccumulation in the Hudson River [PDF]
• Summary Report Critical Loads for Adirondack Lake Watersheds [PDF]
• Critical Loads of Sulfur and Nitrogen for Protection of Acid-Sensitive Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources in the Adirondack Mountains [PDF
• Changing Climate Alters Inputs and Pathways of Mercury Deposition to Forested Ecosystems [PDF]
• A Long-Term Monitoring Program for Evaluating Changes in Water Quality in Selected Adirondack Waters [PDF]
• Mercury in bats from the northeastern United States [PDF]
• Winter Hydrology and NO3- Concentrations in a Forested Watershed: A Detailed Field Study in the Adirondack Mountains of New York  [PDF]
• Effects of Acidic Deposition and Soil Acidification on Sugar Maple Trees in the Adirondack Mountains, New York - Summary Report  [PDF]
• Effects of Acidic Deposition and Soil Acidification on Sugar Maple Trees in the Adirondack Mountains, New York  [PDF]
• Lake/watershed Sulfur Budgets and their Response to Decreases in Atmospheric Sulfur Deposition: Watershed and Climate Controls  [PDF]
• Modeling and Mapping of Atmospheric Mercury Deposition in Adirondack Park, New York 
• Investigating interactions Between Carbon, Nitrogen, and Calcium Cycles in an Adirondack Forest [PDF]
• Assessment of Long-Term Monitoring of Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Mercury Deposition and Environmental Effects in New York State [PDF]
• Compendium of Research Activities in New York State [XLS]
• A Long-Term Monitoring Program for Evaluating Changes in Water Quality in Selected Adirondack Waters [PDF]
• Mercury Assessment of Saltmarsh Sparrows on Long Island, 2010-2011 [PDF]
• Multi-Year Acoustic Monitoring of Bats at the Maple Ridge Wind Project [PDF]
• Adirondack Loons Sentinels of Mercury Pollution in New York's Aquatic Ecosystems Brochure [PDF]
• Adirondack Loons Sentinels of Mercury Pollution in New York's Aquatic Ecosystems Report [PDF]
• Long-Term Monitoring and Assessment of Mercury Based on Integrated Sampling Efforts Using the Common Loon, Prey Fish, Water, and Sediment [PDF]
• Yu X, Driscoll CT, Montesdeoca M, Evers D, Duron M, Williams K, Schoch N and Kamman NC. (2011) Spatial patterns of mercury in biota of Adirondack, New York lakes. Ecotoxicology 20:1543–1554 [PDF]
• Adirondack Lakes Survey Corp - 2010 Annual Report [PDF]
• Comparison of Methods for Estimating Critical Loads of Acidic Deposition in the Western Adirondack Region of New York [PDF]
• The Adirondack Long-Term Monitoring Lakes: A Compendium of Site Descriptions, Recent Chemistry and Selected Research Information [PDF]
• Mercury Assessment of Saltmarsh Sparrows on Long Island, New York, 2010 [PDF]
• Assessment of Nitrogen and Acid Deposition Impacts to Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems of the Tug Hill, 2005-2007 [PDF ]
• Assessment of Regional Forest Health and Stream and Soil Chemistry Using a Multi-scale Approach and New Methods of Remote Sensing Interpretation in the Catskill Mountains of New York [PDF]
• Adirondack Lakes Survey Corp - 2009 Annual Report [PDF]
• Mercury Deposition in the Adirondack Region of New York, June 2010 [PDF]
• An Exploratory Study of Methylmercury Availability in Terrestrial Wildlife of New York and Pennsylvania, October 2009 [PDF]
• Response of Adirondack Ecosystems to Atmospheric Pollutants and Climate Change at the Huntington Forest and Arbutus Watershed: Research Findings and Implications for Public Policy, November 2009 [PDF]
• Response of Adirondack Ecosystems to Atmospheric Pollutants and Climate Change at the Huntington Forest and Arbutus Watershed: Research Findings and Implications for Public Policy - Executive Summary, November 2009 [PDF]
• Assessing the Sensitivity of New York Forests to Cation Depletion from Acid Rain, September 2009 [PDF]
• Executive Summary - Comparison of Reported Effects and Risks to Vertebrate Wildlife from Six Electricity Generation Types in the New York/New England Region [PDF]
• Comparison of Reported Effects and Risks to Vertebrate Wildlife from Six Electricity Generation Types in the New York/New England Region [PDF]
• Mercury in Wet-Only Precipitation in the Catskill Mountains, New York - Data Report for 2004-07, December 2008 [PDF]
• Results from the 2003-2005 Western Adirondack Stream Survey, November 2008 [PDF]
• Mercury in Adirondack Wetlands, Lakes and Terrestrial Systems, November 2008 [PDF]
• Strategic Monitoring of Mercury in New York State Fish, April 2008 [PDF]
• Mercury Matters: Linking Mercury Science with Public Policy in the Northeastern United States, January 2007 [PDF]
• Assessment of the Extent To Which Intensively Studied Lakes are Representative of the Adirondack Region, November 2006 [PDF]
• Changes in Stream Chemistry and Aquatic Biota in Response to the Decreased Acidity of Atmospheric Deposition in the Neversink River Basin, Catskill Mountains, New York, 1987 to 2003, November 2006 [PDF]
• Atmospheric Transport and Fate of Mercury and its Impact on New York State, July 2005 [PDF]
• An Assessment of Recovery and Key Processes Affecting the Response of Surface Waters to Reduced Levels of Acid Precipitation in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains, July 2005 [PDF]
• Monitoring the Deposition and Effects of Air Pollution in the Hudson Valley, NY, February 2005 [PDF]
• Reducing Emissions from the Electricity Sector: The Costs and Benefits Nationwide and in the Empire State, May 2005 [PDF]
• Effects of Atmospheric Deposition of Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Mercury on Adirondack Ecosystems, September 2004 [PDF]
• Status and Effects of Nitrogen Pollution in Northeastern United States April 2003 [PDF]
• Contributions of Global and Regional Sources to Mercury Deposition in New York State, June 2002 [PDF]
• Status and Effects of Nitrogen Pollution in Northeastern United States, Fact Sheet, 2002 [PDF]

Research Crosscutting the Topics of Air Quality, Health, and Ecosystem Response

• Market-Based Environmental Protection Mechanisms and the Impact on Energy Production and Use, Final Report - October 2011 [PDF]
• Quantifying the Environmental and Economic Benefits of Increased Deployment of Combined Heat and Power Technologies in New York State and the Impacts of Various Regulatory Scenarios, March 2008 [PDF]
• Mitigating New York City's Heat Island with Urban Forestry, Living Roofs, and Light Surfaces: New York City Regional Heat Island Initiative, October 2006 [PDF]
• Emissions Allowance Market Opportunities for Small Combined Heat and Power Projects in New York State, June 2006 [PDF]
• Guidebook for Small Combined Heat and Power Systems Seeking to Obtain Emissions Reduction Credits in New York State, June 2006 [PDF]

Other Environmental R&D Final Reports

• 17-11 Updated Determination of Sulfur and Other Trace Element Content of Fuel Oil in New York State [PDF]
• 16-09 Demonstrating High-Performance, Energy-Efficient Additive Manufacturing [PDF]
• 16-03 Technology Transfer, Education, and Applied Research from the Center for Excellence for Controlled Environment Agriculture at Cornell University [PDF]
• Effects of Long-Day Energy-Efficient Lighting on Milk Production in Dairy Operations [PDF]
• Sustainable Urban Agriculture: Confirming Viable Scenarios for Production [PDF]
• Applying Multi-Pollutant Policy Analysis Framework to New York [PDF]
• Lehigh Thermal Integration for Carbon Capture [PDF]
• Feasibility of Using Microwave Radiation to Facilitate the Dewatering, Anaerobic Digestion and Disinfection of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge [PDF]
• Determination of Sulfur and Toxic Metals Content of Distillate and Residual Oil in the State of New York [PDF]
• NYSERDA Clean Diesel Technology: Non-Road Field Demonstration Program [PDF]
• NYSERDA Clean Diesel Technology: Nonroad Technology Field Demonstration Program – New York City Metropolitan Area Construction Equipment Population Survey Report [PDF]
• Alternative Treatment and Energy Management System Town of Windham Wastewater Treatment Plant [PDF]
• Evaluation of Disinfection Alternatives at the Albany County Sewer District North and South Plants - Final Report [PDF]
• The Clean Diesel Technologies Case Study Report December 2008 [PDF]
• Evaluating Alternatives for Biogas Clean-up and Use [PDF]
• Feasibility Study of a Pilot Testing Program for Emission Control Biogas Cleaning at a NYCDEP WPCP [PDF]
• Co-Metabolic Bioremediation Demonstration Project [PDF]
• Energy Efficient Sludge Management Evaluation for Reduced Energy Consumption [PDF]
• Statewide Assessment of Energy Use by the Municipal Water and Wastewater Sector [PDF]
• Pilot Testing of a Membrane Bioreactor Treatment Plant for Reuse Applications [PDF]
• Ambient Gaseous Ammonia: Evaluation of Continuous Measurement Methods Suitable for Routine Deployment [PDF]
• Environmental Impacts of Biofuels in New York State [Report 08-07]: Draft Executive Summary [PDF]
• Energy Efficient Manure Dewatering Technology Evaluation [PDF]
• City of Oneida Mobilized Film Technology Pilot Study Report [PDF]
• Energy Index Development for Benchmarking Water and Wastewater Utilities [PDF]
• Optimization of UV Disinfection
• Village of Cooperstown Wastewater Treatment Facility Ultraviolet Disinfection Project [PDF]
• Coarse Monomedia Outreach for Wastewater Treatment Plants [PDF]
• Submetering Program Summary Report [PDF]
• Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Energy Evaluation Summary Report [PDF]
• Energy Efficient Paper Mill Process Water and Wasted Process Water Filtration for High Clarity Water for Reuse and Fiber Recovery [PDF]
• Membrane Bioreactor Pilot Study [PDF]
• Optimizing the Energy Efficiency of Ultraviolet Disinfection Through On-Site Validation and Control Equipment Maintenance [PDF]
• Primary Effluent Filtration [PDF]
• Full-Scale Demonstration of Selector-Contact Stabilization Process [PDF]
• Evaluation of Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation Disinfection Technologies for Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent [PDF]
• Immersed Membrane Bioreactor Performance Evaluation: Twelve Pines Sewage Treatment Plant [PDF]
• Sullivan County Landfill, Monticello, New York; Landfill Biostabilization Study [PDF]
• Technical Consulting Reports Prepared in Support of the Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Natural Gas Production in New York State
• Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes for Water Disinfection Applications [PDF]
• Study to Evaluate the Feasibility of Building an Anaerobic Digester Gas-to-Methanol System [PDF]
• IUVA Northeast Ultraviolet Disinfection Conference [PDF]
• Coarse Monomedia Filter Pilot Testing [PDF]
• Solar-Powered Reservoir Mixing for Improved Drinking Water Quality [PDF]
• Energy Efficiency in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants [PDF]
• In-Use Evaluation of Emissions from Non-Road Diesel Equipment Using Biodiesel Fuel [PDF]
• Generic In-Use Test Protocol for Non Road Equipment [PDF]
• Non-Road Clean Diesel Demonstration: 2002 Locomotive Survey & Appendices [PDF]
• Non-Road Clean Diesel Demonstration: Interim Report [PDF]
• A Survey of Monitoring Instruments for Measurement of Airborne Pollutants [PDF]
• Mobile Containment and Cleanup for Subsurface Contaminated Sediment Remediation [PDF]
• Pressure - Controlled Excavation Technology for Contaminated Sediment Removal [PDF]

Interim Reports

Summary Communications synthesize findings across multiple projects to address critical issues. Provide expanded summaries of key project findings.

• Reducing Emissions From the Electricity Sector: The Costs and Benefits Nationwide and in the Empire State, October 2005 [PDF]
• Developments in Continuous Fine Particle Mass Monitoring: Sample Equilibration and Differential Particle Sampling, October 2003 [PDF]
• Adirondack Soils Chemistry May Slow Lake Recovery, November 2006 [PDF]