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The Strange History of the Deer Island Treatment Plant

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January 31, 2022 2:59 pm

The Strange History of the Deer Island Treatment Plant

The Massachusetts wastewater treatment plant that collects crucial COVID data was built on land that has a darker history that you may not know.

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The Strange History of the Deer Island Treatment Plant

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