Mike Huitt co-authors article in 'BioCycle'
Mike Huitt, necropsy coordinator for the Marine Animal Rehabilitation and Conservation (MARC) program, co-authored an article that was published in the January 2014 issue of BioCycle, a periodical devoted to composting, renewable energy, and sustainability.
鈥淯sing Compostable Bags in Marine Mortality Composting鈥 discusses an experiment that Huitt and colleagues at Maine鈥檚 Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) performed, which demonstrates the viability of using compostable bags to store and transport marine animal waste in an effort to reduce the biological hazards and other related complications associated with handling the material.
Students Nate DiMartino and Zach Towne, both seniors majoring in marine science, assisted in the study.