Passaic River estuary

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The Passaic River estuary is a tidal, urbanized stretch of the lower Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey, characterized by extensive wetlands, heavy industrialization, and significant environmental contamination and restoration efforts.

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Passaic River estuary canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
urban waterway
adjacentTo City of Clifton, New Jersey
linked to: Clifton, New Jersey

City of East Newark, New Jersey
City of Jersey City, New Jersey
linked to: Jersey City

City of Kearny, New Jersey
linked to: Kearny, New Jersey

City of Newark, New Jersey
City of Passaic, New Jersey
linked to: Passaic, New Jersey

Town of Harrison, New Jersey
Township of Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Township of Nutley, New Jersey
linked to: Nutley, New Jersey
country United States
designatedAs federal Superfund site
emptiesInto Newark Bay
hasActivity habitat restoration
sediment remediation
shoreline stabilization
wetland creation
hasCharacteristic environmentally contaminated
heavily industrialized
subject to restoration efforts
tidal
urbanized
hasEcosystemType estuarine wetlands
mudflats
riparian habitat
tidal marshes
hasPollutionSource combined sewer overflows
historic industrial discharges
legacy chemical manufacturing
stormwater runoff
hasPollutionType dioxins
heavy metals
pesticides
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
hasRisk ecological health impacts
fish consumption advisories
human health risks from contaminated sediments
locatedIn Bergen County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Hudson County, New Jersey
Newark Bay watershed
linked to: Newark Bay

Passaic County, New Jersey
northeastern New Jersey
partOf New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program study area
New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary
Passaic River
regulatedBy New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
United States Environmental Protection Agency
riverMouthOf Passaic River
subjectOf Passaic River Superfund cleanup
usedFor industrial waterway access
limited recreational boating
shipping and navigation

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New Jersey Meadowlands locatedIn Passaic River estuary
New York metropolitan coastal zone traversedBy Passaic River estuary