Bergen Basin

Bergin Basin is an inlet off Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York, located near the western edge of John F. Kennedy International Airport.[1]

In 1964, a rank smell came from Bergin Basin and was smelled by residents of Howard Beach and South Ozone Park. The Department of Public Works said the smell was caused by a two-foot deposit of sediment at the bottom of the basin. The basin was dredged to remedy the situation.[2]

Notes
  1. EnviroMapper Archived October 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, United States Environmental Protection Agency
  2. "Dredge to Deodorize Bergen Basin Bottom". Daily News (New York, New York). May 7, 1964. p. XQ5.

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