UC biologist discusses water pollution

Spectrum News turned to a University of Cincinnati aquatic toxicologist to explain the pollution threats to Ohio's waterways.

Latonya Jackson, an assistant professor of biology in UC's College of Arts and Sciences, told Spectrum News that everyday contaminants can have harmful effects on aquatic wildlife.

"Fish are being affected by everything that we are putting in the water," she said.

UC assistant professor Latonya Jackson is studying how estrogen released by sewage treatment plants affects freshwater fish. She is studying a tiny fish called a killifish.

UC College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor Latonya Jackson is an expert in aquatic toxicology. She studies how chemicals affect fish and other wildlife. Photo/Andrew Higley/UC Marketing + Brand

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