Urban Streams Have Higher Levels of Contaminants (IMAGE)

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Urban Streams Have Higher Levels of Contaminants

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The type and abundance of pharmaceutical contaminants vary along an urban-to-rural gradient. More developed, urban streams have higher levels of contaminants, and the microbial communities in these streams reflect that history of exposure.

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AJ Reisinger

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