‘Toxic tides’ of flesh-eating bacteria, algae, cesspool runoff threaten Long Island’s waters
Long Island waters are threatened by runoff from hundreds of thousands of cesspools, harmful algae and even flesh-eating bacteria, but opportunities for cleanup are “unprecedented,” a prominent ecologist will tell residents, advocates and elected officials in an address.
Stony Brook University Professor Christopher Gobler, whose laboratory monitors water quality across the region, will host the annual State of the Bays symposium at the Stony Brook Southampton Avram Theater. He gave a preview at a news conference.
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