NEW YORK, NY April 08, 2005 —Researchers will release 100 pounds of nontoxic red dye into the mouth of the Hudson River today to study how pollutants from the river travel into the Atlantic Ocean.

Researchers from Rutgers, Columbia, and the University of Massachusetts-Boston will follow two dye releases, one today, and one next week. They'll monitor the flow of the dye using satellite, radar, and an underwater device.

This is the second year of the 4 million dollar project. Scientists say the five year study will help them get an overall picture of the Hudson River's discharge into the ocean.

The group, Clean Ocean Action, has criticized the federally-financed study, saying the money should be used to shut down polluters instead. But the group is still interested in the study's results. Its principal scientist says it will likely show that what happens in the Hudson affects the entire Jersey shore.