Mercury Research Projects in New York State (1969-2017)

New York State's environmental mercury research projects from 1969 to 2017 are compiled in this dataset. It contains project metadata from a statewide synthesis effort led by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The data was published by data.ny.gov and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in mercury research focus using the Begin Year and End Year columns.
• Identify key research institutions and leads for specific mercury-related topics using the Institution and Project Lead fields.
• Filter and categorize projects by research subject area using the Subject column.
• Link project descriptions to specific datasets or monitoring efforts via the Dataset Name and Project Description fields.

Strengths

• Covers a 48-year time range from 1969 to 2017.
• Part of an eight-dataset statewide synthesis database for comprehensive analysis.

Limitations

• The total number of projects (rows) is unknown.
• Sample data is unavailable for previewing data quality and completeness.

Provenance

Source

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) via data.ny.gov.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1969 to 2017.

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026.

Geography

New York State, USA.