Persistence, Distribution and Environmental Impact of Enteric Bacteria in Antarctic Seawater

南极洲多年来一直是人类活动的场所。随着对环境健康和安全问题的日益重视，美国南极计划正在支持这些领域的研究活动。这笔赠款将调查麦克默多站排出的污水羽流和与人类排泄物相关的细菌的持久性。将同时使用化学和生物指示剂来确定污水羽流的特征。这种细菌的持久性将在现场和实验室实验中进行调查。从这次调查中获得的信息将提供基线数据，作为评估麦克默多站污水对环境的影响的基础，并确定是否需要进一步的微生物研究。

Antarctica has been a site of human activity for many years. With an increasing emphasis on environmental health and safety issues, the United States Antarctic Program is supporting research activity in these areas. This grant will investigate the sewage effluent plume and the persistence of bacteria associated with human wastes from McMurdo Station. Both chemical and biological indicators will be used to determine the sewage plume characteristics. The persistence of the bacteria will be investigated both in the field and laboratory experiments. The information obtained from this investigation will provide baseline data as a basis for assessing the impact of McMurdo Station's sewage effluent on the environment, and to determine whether further microbiological studies are necessary.