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CMPS Assists Response to Piney Point Wastewater Spill
Tampa Bay, Florida - CMPS assisted a team from the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 College of Marine Science (新澳门六合彩内幕信息CMS) to study the environmental impacts of a wastewater breach at Piney Point, a retired fertilizer processing plant in Manatee County, Florida. A small boat operated by CMPS Director Mark Luther transported 新澳门六合彩内幕信息researcher Kendra Daley, Jay Law, and Laura Azevedo from the to deploy three sensors in shallow water on the floor of the bay. These sensors record data every 15 minutes and will allow the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息team to assess how quantities such as pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, temperature and chlorophyll are changing over the coming weeks.