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Two aquariums filled with dirty water sit out in a field. Right: Two aquariums in a field. The one on the left has cloudy water and sediment, the one on the right has freshwater mussels and crystal clear water.
Photo By/Credit

Neves/VA Tech

Date Shot/Created
05/19/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
On left is two tanks filled with water cloudy with sediment. On the right shows those same two tanks 24 hours later. The far right tank however had freshwater mussels added to filter the water.
Ecosystem
River/stream
Species
Elliptio complanata
Subject tags
Water conservation