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Piney Point pollution likely spread into Gulf of Mexico, study says
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Researchers found that polluted water released during the 2021 Piney Point wastewater emergency traveled farther than they originally thought.
A study published in the online journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution at the end of May suggests that the nutrient-rich wastewater traveled beyond Tampa Bay, reaching as far north as Tarpon Springs and as far south as Sarasota.
When the reservoir at the former Piney Point phosphate plant began leaking in 2021, more than 200 million gallons of untreated water was released into the bay to avoid what officials said could’ve been a catastrophic collapse.
For more: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/special-reports/wastewater-emergency/piney-point-pollution-gulf-of-mexico-red-tide-impacts/67-dcaa8ba0-e7a6-4dd6-b9c1-141d0cc03955
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