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E.P.A. Plans Crackdown on Muddy Upstate Waterway

Toxic Water Affects Air at Newtown Creek

aeration project-Newtown Creek
For several years, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has been aerating English Kills, the most polluted section of Newtown Creek, in order to increase oxygen levels to acceptable standards, which is crucial to a water body’s health. Soon, the city plans to expand this process throughout the rest of the creek.

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