New research shows the initial pulse of nutrient-laden wastewater from the former Piney Point fertilizer plant that spilled into Tampa Bay in April has largely dispersed, and the algae bloom that followed the incident has slowed. Experts from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, who have been tracking the impact of hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater released into Tampa Bay during the emergency last month, released their first findings to the public on Monday afternoon. Their research shows that the concentration of nutrients in Tampa Bay waters near Port Manatee, the location where Piney Point wastewater was released, have returned to levels considered more typical for the region.