Effects of treated wastewater on the ecotoxicity of small streams - Unravelling the contribution of chemicals causing effects.

Wastewater treatment plant effluents are important point sources of micropollutants. To assess how the discharge of treated wastewater affects the ecotoxicity of small to medium-sized streams we collected water samples up- and downstream of 24 wastewater treatment plants across the Swiss Plateau and...

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Main Authors: Cornelia Kienle, Etiënne L M Vermeirssen, Andrea Schifferli, Heinz Singer, Christian Stamm, Inge Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226278