RIBBED MUSSELS AS WATER FILTERS TO CLEAN JAMAICA BAY

摘要

Overharvesting and degrading water quality led to the loss of bivalve populations in the New York-New Jersey Harbor by the early 20th Century. While scattered populations of oysters and other mollusks, including mussels, can be found in the harbor estuary, there are no longer enough to significantly improve the harbor's water quality. The discharge from combined sewer overflows and other point sources contains organic particulates, nutrients, and undesirable chemical contaminants.