Fish Lice Could be Early Indicators of Metal Pollution in Freshwater (IMAGE)

University of Johannesburg

Fish Lice Could be Early Indicators of Metal Pollution in Freshwater

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Fish lice could be early indicators for metal pollution in fresh water, say researchers. A Argulus japonicus, a fish louse,, is shown in this image. Water quality in rivers and dams is decaying all over the world, and metal pollution is a major reason. Meanwhile, water resources are very limited. University of Johannesburg scientists Prof Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage and Dr Beric Gilbert published their research in PLoS One.

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Prof Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg.

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