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How will the benthic, or seafloor, community near McMurdo Station change when sewage treatment begins?

April 26, 2017benthic near seafloor sewage treatment

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How will the benthic, or seafloor, community near McMurdo Station change when sewage treatment begins?

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Now that sewage treatment has begun, we expect to see a rapid change in the community surrounding the outfall. This year, we hope to see some of the ‘weedy’ species typical of contaminated areas replaced by the species found in uncontaminated areas.