Project:

DNA Barcoding in the Peconic River

Students:

Vasilina Pastukhova, Cianna Cummings, Kiera Cassar

School:

Eastport South Manor HS, Suffolk

Mentors:

Robert Bolen

Abstract:

The water quality improved over the last three years based upon the number of different macroinvertebrate specimens we collected. We observed that there were many more species of .fish, and tadpoles were present for the first time ever. The health of the river seems to have improved based on basic observations. It is likely that there is less of a negative impact on humans than in the past.

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