Nutrient uptake in tropical rivers receiving wastewater treatment plant discharge: High mass removal but low nutrient uptake efficiencies

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have eliminated many problems related to sewage inputs to aquatic systems. However, the treated effluents still affect river and stream ecosystems. Yet, very limited information is available about the fate of treated effluents in tropical receiving water bodies. H...

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Main Authors: Nícolas Reinaldo Finkler, Björn Gücker, Davi Gasparini Fernandes Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23010075