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Heavy metals, ammonia blamed for Euphrates carp deaths: WHO [1]

The death of thousands of freshwater fish in the Euphrates river in Iraq was due to high levels of coliform bacteria, heavy metals and ammonia in the water, the World Health Organization (WHO) said

Publication Date: 
21/11/2018
Reuters [2]
Tags:
Iraq [3], Fish [4], Freshwater Ecosystems [5], WHO [6], Heavy Metals [7]
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