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Experts pushing to solve sludge’s complex PFAS problem

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Experts pushing to solve sludge’s complex PFAS problem

Michelle Crimi, a professor of environmental engineering at Clarkson University, has researched PFAS for about 10 years and is part of a team studying PFAS destructive treatment technologies, focusing on wastewater treatment plants that she says pose unique challenges.

“The more complex the matrix, the more difficult it is to treat it because like any chemical or physical process, the easiest to [destroy] are going to go away first and PFAS is going to fall somewhere in that spectrum. It takes more energy, and it takes more time but we’re learning more and more that it’s doable,” Crimi said.

Additionally, Crimi’s team at Clarkson University has studied how PFAS can be removed from biosolids – the semi-solid product that comes from wastewater treatment plants.

Greenville Detached Forest Preserve

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Most people when they think of the Catskill Forest Preserve don't think of the Town of Greenville as having any of the Catskill Mountains in it. But the state owns a small, dedicated forest preserve parcel off of Hillcrest Road and Spring Valley Roads in Greenville/New Baltimore. As a kid I used to ride my bicycle out that way, past the heavily wooded Forest Preserve, although there isn't a great deal to say about it -- it's hardly unique.

Most Common Street Names in New York

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What are the most common street names, as defined by the count of municipalities that have a street with this name in New York State?

Street NameIn this Many Municipalities
Unnamed Street834
Driveway817
Connecting Road443
Ramp369
Main Street360
Parking Lot332
Church Street317
Mill Street236
Elm Street221
Maple Avenue197
Pine Street178
High Street177
Center Street173
River Road167
School Street166
Prospect Street165
Park Avenue164
Maple Street163
Railroad Avenue155
Ridge Road150
Spring Street149
Smith Road148
Cemetery Road148
North Street145
Oak Street138
Washington Street137
South Street136
Park Street133
Grove Street131
West Main Street126
Water Street126
North Main Street122
John Street122
Chestnut Street120
Sunset Drive118
Orchard Street117
East Main Street117
Miller Road117
Highland Avenue115
4WD Road112
South Main Street109
River Street108
William Street108
Park Place107
Meadow Lane105
West Street105
Franklin Street105
Bridge Street104
Cross Road102
Liberty Street100

Here is the SQL I used by loading the NYS Streets database as a Parquet into DuckDB and querying:

SELECT completestreetname, count() FROM (SELECT DISTINCT completestreetname, leftcitytownname FROM nys_sam_streets.parquet) GROUP BY completestreetname ORDER BY count() DESC LIMIT 50;