Interactions between organisms and their environments are central to how biological
diversity arises and how natural populations and ecosystems respond to environmental …

We quantified pesticide contamination and its ecological impact up-and downstream of
seven wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in rural and suburban areas of central …

Micropollutants enter surface waters through various pathways, of which wastewater
treatment plants (WWTPs) are a major source. The large diversity of micropollutants and …

Surface waters can contain a range of micropollutants from point sources, such as
wastewater effluent, and diffuse sources, such as agriculture. Characterizing the source of …

Multiple anthropogenic drivers are changing ecosystems globally, with a disproportionate
and intensifying impact on freshwater habitats. A major impact of urbanization are inputs …

Freshwater biodiversity provides important ecosystem services and is at the core of water
quality monitoring worldwide. To assess freshwater biodiversity, genetic methods such as …

In 2015, over 90 percent of German rivers failed to reach a good ecological status as
demanded by the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). Deficits in water quality, mainly …

Water pollution is ubiquitous globally, yet how the effects of pollutants propagate through
natural ecosystems remains poorly understood. This is because the interactive effects of …

Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents release not only chemical constituents in
watersheds, but also contain microorganisms. Thus, an understanding of what …

Developing a general, predictive understanding of ecological systems requires knowing
how much structural and functional relationships can cross scales and contexts. Here, we …