Publications by authors named "Jeff Dragon"
Sci Total Environ
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how contaminant mixtures from point (like municipal wastewater) and nonpoint (such as stormwater runoff) sources affect aquatic ecosystems in the New Jersey Pinelands.
- Water samples and aquatic species (fish and frogs) were collected from 21 sites to analyze 133 contaminants and assess health effects, like intersex conditions in fish and parasite prevalence.
- Results showed that landscape alteration, not municipal wastewater, mainly drives contaminant concentrations in streams/lakes, with species-specific variations in health impacts observed among the aquatic biota.
