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Helicopter Monitoring Program

"CEPA's "Coastal Crudader" Helicopteroastal Crusader" Helicopter

The "Coastal Crusader" surveys the waters of the New York/New Jersey Harbor, looking for "slicks" of floating debris that could wash up on area beaches. Information is given to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which uses skimmer vessels to remove any debris. This is part of an inter-agency "Floatables Action Plan," which has significantly reduced the amount of floating debris escaping the harbor.

Helicopter Monitoring Reports

In 2007, in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, EPA will use water samples collected by health departments in Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey to do a special side-by-side comparison of two different tests used to detect harmful pathogens.  The commonly used method takes 24 hours to yield results, while the new method can take as little as three hours.  The sensitivity, accuracy and precision of the new method will be examined and compared with results obtained from the traditional method.  Results of this evaluation will be published and shared with beach communities in New Jersey and New York to determine the effectiveness and usefulness of the new test and help further refine the test for use by local and state authorities.

Summary reports of the helicopter's sampling and survey activities from prior years, and discussions and analyses of the results:

 

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