14The aquatic environment is continuously under threat because it is the final receptor and sink 15 of waste streams. The development of industry, mining activities and agriculture gave rise to 16 an increase in metal pollution in the aquatic system. Thus a wide occurrence of metal mixtures 17 exists in the aquatic environment. The assessment of mixture stress remains a challenge 18 considering that we can not predict the toxicity of a mixture on the basis of single compounds.35 common carp are able to cope with these low metal concentrations, at least during a one week 36 exposure.
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