mo4ch:>Sexual eeling: Cocaine in British waters affecting sex lives of eels, study finds | Mo4ch News
Large quantities of cocaine being flushed into British lakes and rivers is having grave effects on eels, including sexual impairment and hyperactivity, a new study has revealed.
The class-A drug is routinely ejected from sewage systems into British waters after passing through users’ bodies. Exposure to the illegal drug is rendering an already at-risk eel population incapable of having sex and reproducing, according to research by the University of Naples Federico II.Anna Capaldo, a research biologist and lead author of the study, warned that the fish may be prevented from reaching sexual maturity if they’re exposed to drug-polluted water.
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“It is likely that in this condition, the reproduction of the eels could be impaired,” she told National Geographic. “All the main functions of these animals could be altered.”The revelation comes after previous studies found that the Thames was among the rivers and lakes in Europe that contained a string of residues from illegal drug…
The class-A drug is routinely ejected from sewage systems into British waters after passing through users’ bodies. Exposure to the illegal drug is rendering an already at-risk eel population incapable of having sex and reproducing, according to research by the University of Naples Federico II.Anna Capaldo, a research biologist and lead author of the study, warned that the fish may be prevented from reaching sexual maturity if they’re exposed to drug-polluted water.
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“It is likely that in this condition, the reproduction of the eels could be impaired,” she told National Geographic. “All the main functions of these animals could be altered.”The revelation comes after previous studies found that the Thames was among the rivers and lakes in Europe that contained a string of residues from illegal drug…