Template:Did you know nominations/Gowanus Canal


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:40, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Gowanus Canal

 * ... that New York City's Gowanus Canal is so heavily polluted that Enterococcus, which is found in human fecal matter, was detected at more than 100 times above safe levels? Source: NY Daily News, 2009. "New tests have found sky-high levels of a bacteria found in human waste in the Gowanus Canal. Water quality tests conducted by Riverkeeper, a self-described "environmental neighborhood watch program," late last month found levels of enterococcus up to 17,329 cells per 100 milliliters. The Environmental Protection Agency has said contact with water with levels higher than 104 cells is unsafe."
 * ALT1:... that a defective drainage sewer from the heavily polluted Gowanus Canal instead caused more sewage to flow into the canal? Source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1898.
 * ALT2:... that it is estimated that the heavily polluted Gowanus Canal in New York City will cost around $350–450 million to clean up? Source: Village Voice, 2012. "There are two main options, he said — and will cost from 351 to $456 million."
 * ALT3:... that a commission studying New York City's heavily polluted Gowanus Canal in the late 19th century called the waterway "a disgrace to Brooklyn"? Source: NY Times, 1893.
 * ALT4:... that the Fourth Street Basin of the heavily polluted Gowanus Canal supports Methylococcaceae, a family of microbes that eat methane? Source: Nautilus magazine, 2016  Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 03:28, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Reviewed: Did you know nominations/Fanjingshan
 * Comment: This article was previously a Good Article, but was later demoted. It was re-listed as a GA just yesterday. According to this discussion, the article should be eligible. Also, the picture is optional.

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk) and Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 16:36, 2 July 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg This is a newly promoted GA and is long rnough and nominated in time. The image is in the public domain, the article is neutral and I detected no copyvio issues. The QPQ has been done. Approving ALT0, ALT2 and ALT3 which are interesting and have inline citations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:06, 19 July 2018 (UTC)