Zinc, Copper Alter Freshwater Biodiversity

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A recent study published by the American Chemical Society has revealed the most impactful pollutants that contributed to the lowered levels of biodiversity in freshwater.

A team of researchers from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology report that zinc and copper greatly impacted freshwater invertebrate diversity for years .

The study concluded that it found no other variables that were "more consistently and strongly associated" with the number of taxa.

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