Study sheds light on limitations of zooplankton for inactivating pathogen contaminated water

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Oct 3, 2024, 9:00 am151 pts
Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso and Stanford University were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton—tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria—present in freshwater and saltwater do not clean water that is contaminated with fecal microorganisms.

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