This North American River Is Loaded With Drugs, Posing A Risk To Aquatic Animals

Photo caption: Concentrations of drugs in the St. Lawrence River were especially high in the waters downstream of Montreal. Image credit: Pascal Guay / Shutterstock.com. Article by Tom Hale. Edited by Francesca Benson. IFLScience – February 2, 2024. Study published in the journal Science of The Total Environment

The waters of the St. Lawrence River are flowing with antidepressants, stimulants, painkillers, and many other kinds of drugs, according to a new study. Scientists have recently studied the pharmaceutical pollution of the river and concluded that some of the compounds could pose a threat to the aquatic organisms living in the environment. […]

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