Fish recovering after wastewater treatment upgrades

Friday, January 13, 2017

Mark Servos discusses the impact of wastewater treatment upgrades on intersex in fish (rainbow darter) downstream of Kitchener in the Grand River. The paper, Hicks et al. 2017 was published in Environmental Science and Technology.

 

Kitchener Treatment Plant (source Region of Waterloo)

The Kitchener wastewater treatment plant is undergoing major upgrades (Photo source: Region of Waterloo).

CBC Radio http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/male-fish-intersex-eggs-wastewater-study-grand-river-1.3933033

Waterloo Region Record http://www.therecord.com/news-story/7061621-cleaner-water-means-fewer-intersex-fish-in-grand-river/