Human antidepressants found in brains of Great Lakes fish
By Eleanor Imster in Earth | Human World | September 7, 2017
“Fish are receiving this cocktail of drugs 24 hours a day, and we are now finding these drugs in their brains.”
In a new study, researchers detected high concentrations of human antidepressants and their metabolized remnants in the brain tissue of 10 fish species – including bass and walleye – common to the Great Lakes region of the United States. The drugs enter rivers and lakes from treatment plants and sewage overflows, scientists say.
http://earthsky.org/earth/human-antidepressants-found-in-brains-of-great-lakes-fish
