User:Halseer78/Coney Island Creek/Bibliography

You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

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Bibliography

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

References

"CONEY ISLAND CREEK Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- This is an article on EPA's official website regarding the cleanup updates of the Coney Island Creek, so it is a reliable source. It contains some information about the creek's toxins and cleanup progress, so it is helpful in establishing notability.
Adams, Rose (2019-10-03). "Selfless shellfish: Environmental do-gooders plant oysters to clean up Coney creek • Brooklyn Paper". www.brooklynpaper.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- This article contains information about the ongoing efforts for rebuilding the oyster population and how they will help clean and reduce the pollution levels of the creek. This is a great article in terms of reliability and notability. The wiki page for Coney Island Creek already uses articles from the Brooklyn Paper, which is the website this article is published on.
"Coney Island Creek - DEP". www.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- Exceptional source as this is an article posted online by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. This article discusses the history of the creek, type of wildlife, the water quality, efforts for revival of quality of nature and species, and ongoing projects. This source is reliable and will be great for establishing notability.
Parks, Jessica (2021-10-19). "Coney Islanders blast health risks from construction of incoming ferry landing after suspected oil spill • Brooklyn Paper". www.brooklynpaper.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- This article discusses the health risks felt by the community after an oil spillage. The wiki page for Coney Island Creek already uses articles from the Brooklyn Paper, which is the website this article is published on. This is a great article in terms of reliability and notability.
"Coney Island Creek: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!". Coney Island History Project. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- Contains information about the history of the Coney Island Creek and how it has come along it terms of restoration projects and pollution. It is a reliable source and has notability.

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References

Outline of proposed changes

Add a summary about the wildlife and environmental issues regarding the creek in the introduction
Add a section about wildlife, harms to environment, humans, and wildlife, and possible solutions and ongoing efforts to clean the creek by organizations such as the Billion Oyster Project
Add economic factors related to the creek since it is a fishing pier and there are many organizations and residential areas near it
Add some information regarding toxic waste pollution and DDT spillage in the creek
Add a point about the EPA not including Coney Island Creek on the superfund list to help with cleanup and sanitation of the creek despite finding toxins there
Add references and update old information already in the article

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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