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Wild longnose dace downstream of wastewater treatment plants display an obese phenotype.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) - 15 Sept 2021
Lazaro-Côté Analisa, Faught Erin, Jackson Leland J, Vijayan Mathilakath M
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Wild fish living downstream of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) often have increased body condition factors or body mass indices compared to upstream fish. This observation has been largely attributed to increased nutrient loading and food availability around wastewater effluent outflows. While a higher condition factor in fish is generally considered a predictor of healthy ecosystems, the metabolic status and...
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