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Hudson River Pollution Study at Haldane
Rebecca Houser, Watershed Educator School Specialist for the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), visited Haldane sixth grade science classes for the second time this school year. This time the students learned about pollution in the Hudson River through an interactive lesson. They discussed two categories of pollution, non-point source pollution (NPS) and point source pollution. Non-point source pollution (NPS) occurs when pollution originates from many different sources rather than one specific, identifiable source. Point source pollution is when there is one specific, identifiable source of pollution.
Ms. Houser read the students a story about pollution and the Hudson River. Each student had a film canister labeled with a pollutant. When their pollutant was mentioned in the story, they dumped their canister into a large jug of clear water. By the end of the story, the water was not clear at all. Ms. Houser told the children that the Hudson River is much cleaner than it was ten years ago but that there is much more work to do. Cheryl Saposnick, science teacher stated, "The DEC is instrumental in helping the Haldane School Community become stewards of the Hudson River."
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