Benthic Distribution of Sewage Sludge Indicated by 'Clostridium perfringens' at a Deep-Ocean Dump Site

摘要

Clostridium perfringens in sediment samples collected at the Deep Water Municipal Sewage Sludge Disposal Site (also called the 106-Mile Site), off the coast of New Jersey, was enumerated. The counts of C. perfringens found in sediment samples collected within and to the southwest of the 106-Mile Site were significantly elevated (P.