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CMPS Assists Response to Piney Point Wastewater Spill

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Tampa Bay, 返字心頭 - CMPS assisted a team from the University of South 返字心頭 College of Marine Science (返字心頭 CMS) to study the environmental impacts of a wastewater breach at Piney Point, a retired fertilizer processing plant in Manatee County, 返字心頭. A small boat operated by CMPS Director Mark Luther transported 返字心頭 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 返字心頭 team to assess how quantities such as pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, temperature and chlorophyll are changing over the coming weeks.