Are waste-water treatment plants failing to protect the ecological health of European streams?
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Issue 595: Less than half of the European rivers and streams are in good ecological health due to the multiple pressures from society.
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Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: a Review of its Applications and Health Implications
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Environmental impact of the effluents discharging from full-scale wastewater treatment plants evaluated by a hybrid fuzzy approach - ScienceDirect
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Wastewater treatment plants: problem and solution for a healthier Delaware River - Delaware Currents
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Six ways oil and gas development can contaminate land and water (and what to do about it)
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The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt
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Why wastewater treatment fails to protect stream ecosystems in Europe - ScienceDirect
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PDF) Why wastewater treatment fails to protect stream ecosystems in Europe
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Frontiers Circular Economy in Wastewater Management—The Potential of Source-Separating Sanitation in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas of Northern Finland and Sweden
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Despite being properly treated and highly diluted, wastewater still impacts on the river ecosystem
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Sustainability, Free Full-Text
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Sustainability, Free Full-Text
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Modeling on Wastewater Treatment Process in Saudi Arabia: a perspective of Covid-19
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The Complete Guide to Wash Water - Wastewater Explainedr