Waste water treatment plants fail to completely eliminate new chemical compounds

Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 12:40 in Biology & Nature

Fish caught near waste water plants display a higher rate of endocrine disruptors, researchers have found. Deformities, feminization and fall in reproductive capacity are some of the effects that living organisms can be afflicted by due to changes in the endocrine system caused by these compounds.

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