Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Medicine residues may threaten fish reproduction

Medicine residues may threaten fish reproduction 
http://www.sahlgrenska.gu.se/english/news_and_events/news/News_Detail/Medicine_residues_may_threaten_fish_reproduction.cid925382
"Researchers at Umeå University and the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg have discovered that traces of many medicines can be found in fish that have been swimming in treated waste water. One such medicine, the hormone levonorgestrel, was found in higher concentrations in the blood of fish than in women who take the contraceptive pill. Elevated levels of this hormone can lead to infertility in fish."

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