Project:

Local Ecosystems affected by damage to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant during Hurricane Sandy

Students:

Margaret Minett, Emma Nidermaier, Elizabeth Jose, Aileen Higgins

School:

Sacred Heart Academy, Nassau

Mentors:

Karen Kuntz

Abstract:

We would like to analyze the biodiversity of three locations near the Bay Park Sewage Treatment plant and the location of the outflow pipe from the treatment plant. Considering the effects of the wastewater on the local ecosystem, we are curious as to which plants and invertebrates are directly affected by the wastewater. We hope that this information can be used in the future to help in the preservation of these organisms.

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