Yucky Muck (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Yucky Muck

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Bacteria from sewage tend to build up in Hudson River sediments, especially mucky ones like this, a new study finds. These researchers from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory were collecting sediment near New York harbor for an unrelated study.

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Kevin Krajic/Earth Institute, Columbia University

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