The poster board will be an analysis of Cattaraugus Creek inputs to Lake Erie at the mouth of the tributary on the Seneca Nation. The Cattaraugus Creek inputs studied include: the Peter Cooper Site, the West Valley Demonstration Project along with others. As a few of these sites have undergone remediation efforts, analysis will be done on what was released prior to remediation and what has been done since to limit contamination. Along with this analysis there will be a brief overview of the possible health effects of said contaminantes that have been released and possible routes of human exposure. These routes of exposure will be centered on the uses of the creek by the people of the Seneca Nation. Uses of the creek include food source, medicinal, and cultural. The conclusion of the study will show a need for further sampling and monitoring of the water of the Cattaraugus Creek due to the number of inputs and potential contamination. The mouth of the Creek into Lake Erie is of interest as many of the inputs settle there. Lake Erie provides fresh water for thousands of people and sediment built up at the mouth of the Cattaraugus could pose a threat. Further analysis is needed to understand what exactly has been and is currently being released down the Cattaraugus.
