Possibly pathogenic bacteria in aerosols and foams as a result of aeration remediation in a polluted urban waterway.

ABSTRACT: Newtown Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River Estuary. It has a legacy of both industrial pollution and sewage pollution and has been designated a Superfund site. To ameliorate the chronically low levels of dissolved oxygen detected in the Creek, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has been installing aerators. The abundance of various bacteria in the aerosols, foams, and water, at two sites in the Creek, was studied before, during, and after the aeration process. Additionally, aerosols and dispersed foams created by the aeration process were sampled and cultured to determine what unique taxa of bacteria could be grown and identified. Taxa including Actinobacteria and Firmicutes were prevalent in cultures taken from aerosols, whereas Gammaproteobacteria were prevale

SUBMITTER: Jacob J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10876779 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature