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New Rochelle, New York, May 3, 2000 - Ms. Allyce Nowak of Torrington, CT, under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Stabile of Iona College's Biology Department, has been awarded a Polgar Fellowship, which is sponsored by the Hudson River Foundation and the National Estuarine Research Reserve. Eight Polgar Fellowships are awarded annually, typically to graduate students conducting research on the ecology of the Hudson River.

The Hudson ecosystem is contaminated with a variety of organic pollutants such as dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PBCs). Ms. Nowak will determine the relative importance of three routes by which contaminants enter the bodies of bottom feeding fish. She will quantify the amount of contaminants entering through the skin, gills or through the food they eat.

The results of this study may be important in the design of monitoring and remediation programs. Much of this work will be conducted on the Hudson River at the dockside facilities of the River Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Hudson River.

For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

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