Coated and uncoated PVC panels placed in the Chesapeake (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

Coated and uncoated PVC panels placed in the Chesapeake

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Coated and uncoated PVC panels (top), which encountered bacterial growth after being placed in the Chesapeake Bay (bottom, left). The bacteria were then assayed and their genetics studied (bottom, center and right).

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Kenan P. Fears

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