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

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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 prevalent in cultures taken from foam. Campylobacteria was found to have a significant presence in both samples taken after the aerators were turned off. These taxa include potentially pathogenic bacteria and are therefore of particular concern.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:69

Enthalten in:

Folia microbiologica - 69(2024), 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 235-246

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jacob, Joby [VerfasserIn]
Veras, Ingrid [VerfasserIn]
Calderόn, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Porter-Morgan, Holly A [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Joshua [VerfasserIn]
Aguilar, Harry E [VerfasserIn]
Elkins, Willis T [VerfasserIn]
Martinez Castro, Veronica P [VerfasserIn]
Fulton, Vania [VerfasserIn]
Yousri, Wesam K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

16s rRNA
Aeration
Aerosols
Bacterial pathogens
Foam
Journal Article
Newtown Creek - Hudson River Estuary - New York – USA
Oxygen
S88TT14065
Sewage
Water remediation

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Date Completed 21.02.2024

Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12223-023-01096-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362735379