by David Brooks | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
(I wrote most of this a year ago, but the state Department of Environmental Services tweeted about it this week as part of ocean environmental awareness, so let’s remind ourselves of this fun story.) On March 6, 2011, more than 4 million plastic disks were...
by David Brooks | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Back on March 6, 2011, more than 4 million plastic disks were accidentally discharged from the wastewater treatment plant in Hooksett into the Merrimack River. Known as biofilm chips, the disks helped with water treatment by providing additional surface area for...
by David Brooks | Dec 13, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
I’ve written about the Hooksett sewer disks and their trans-Atlantic voyage many times (here are examples from 2019 and 2018) but the story of the 4 million biofilm disks that escaped in 2011 never gets old. They’re still turning up on beaches in North...