By Melissa Koenig For Dailymail.Com 5/30/2022
Fish off the coast of Florida are testing positive for ANTIDEPRESSANTS, prostate medications, antibiotics and pain relievers as human wastewater makes its way out to sea
• Researchers at Florida International University and the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust found that each of 93 fish had an average of seven drugs in its system
• They tested positive for antidepressants, blood pressure medications, prostate treatment medications, antibiotics and pain relievers
• The drugs can be passed through to the fish through human wastewater
• They can affect every aspect of fish life, including their feeding habits, sociability and migratory behavior
• Nearly 5 million prescriptions are filed in the United States each year
Fish off the coast of Florida are testing positive for a slew of pharmaceuticals as human wastewater makes its way out into the sea.
Researchers at Florida International University and the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust - a nonprofit based in Miami and focused on bonefish and tarpon conservation - studied the two types of fish found in Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys since 2018.
They collected blood and tissue samples from 93 bonefish and tarpon in the area, and found that each one had an average of seven drugs in its system - including antidepressants, blood pressure medications, prostate treatment medications, antibiotics and pain relievers.
One fish even had a total of 17 different drugs in its tissues, the study found, and the researchers found pharmaceuticals in the bonefish prey - including crabs and shrimp.
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