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City’s Pumping Air Into Polluted Newtown Creek has Critics Worried
Bianca Fortis |
The aim of the aeration system is to oxygenate the creek to support aquatic life. But some advocates worry the bubbles are doing more harm than good.
Willis Elkins
The aeration system at work in Newtown Creek. Its aim is to oxygenate waters to support fish life.
The aim of the aeration system is to oxygenate the creek to support aquatic life. But some advocates worry the bubbles are doing more harm than good.
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