Water-treatment plants are not supposed to harm the functioning of river ecosystems
Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 14:50
in Biology & Nature
When a river receives waste water from a treatment plant, the plant's efficiency is revealed. A new study group has observed that the waste water from treatment plants significantly influences the river ecosystem. As the quantity of organic matter is bigger, the activity of the organisms that feed on it increases. Yet other organisms are harmed because this matter contains toxic substances.