New York State Mercury Synthesis: Chemical Data 1969-2017

New York State environmental mercury concentrations and loads from 1969 to 2017, compiled from a statewide synthesis effort. The dataset contains chemical results for biotic and abiotic samples, including fish and birds, from NYSERDA-sponsored monitoring and research. It is one of eight datasets in the statewide synthesis database.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial patterns of mercury contamination using Latitude and Longitude columns.
• Tracking temporal trends in mercury levels over decades using the Year column.
• Comparing mercury concentrations across different biological tissues using Analysis_Tissue and Chemical_Type.
• Assessing data quality and detection limits for mercury measurements via LIMIT_DESC and RMK_DESC columns.
• Linking sample results to specific monitoring projects or events with Project_ID and Capture_Event.

Strengths

• Includes data spanning a long time period from 1969 to 2017.
• Contains detailed sample metadata, including geospatial coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) and tissue types.
• Represents a synthesis of multiple monitoring efforts, providing a broad view of mercury in New York.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and license are not provided by any source.
• The dataset's completeness is unclear as it is described as one part of an eight-dataset series.

Provenance

Source

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Collection Method

Compilation, analysis, and synthesis of existing data from NYSERDA-sponsored monitoring and research.

Time Range

1969-2017

Freshness

2026-04-04 23:00:55.009737

Geography

New York State