Despite being properly treated and highly diluted, wastewater still impacts river ecosystem, finds study

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Sep 25, 2023, 1:41 pm154 pts
An experiment using water from a large wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) carried out by the Stream Ecology group has shown that this water continues to affect river diversity and the trophic web (food web) despite being properly treated and highly diluted before discharge. The study, published in the Journal of…

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