Impact of a Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade on Amphipods and Other Macroinvertebrates: Individual and Community Responses

In the present study, we investigated the efficiency of additional wastewater treatment based on powdered activated carbon and its benefit for the ecosystem of a connected river system in the catchment area of Lake Constance, Southern Germany. We focused on the overall health status of gammarids and...

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Main Authors: Katharina Peschke, Yvan Capowiez, Heinz-R. Köhler, Karl Wurm, Rita Triebskorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00064/full