Browsing Waterloo Research by Subject "wastewater effluent"

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An Assessment of the Spatial and Temporal Variability of Biological Responses to Municipal Wastewater Effluent in Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) Collected along an Urban Gradient

Fuzzen, Meghan; Bragg, Leslie M.; Tetreault, Gerald R.; Bahamonde, Paulina; Tanna, Rajiv N.; Bennett, Charles J.; McMaster, Mark E.; Servos, Mark R. (PLOS, 2016-10-24)

Municipal wastewater effluent (MWWE) and its constituents, such as chemicals of emerging concern, pose a potential threat to the sustainability of fish populations by disrupting key endocrine functions in aquatic organisms. ...
Impacts on Metabolism and Gill Physiology of Darter Species (Etheostoma spp.) That Are Attributed to Wastewater Effluent in the Grand River

Hodgson, Rhiannon; Bragg, Leslie M.; Dhiyebi, Hadi A.; Servos, Mark. R.; Craig, Paul M. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020-11-25)

The effluent from municipal wastewater treatment plants is a major point source of contamination in Canadian waterways. The improvement of effluent quality to reduce contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care ...