Presence of Cocaine in the Tissues of the European Eel, Anguilla anguilla, Exposed to Environmental Cocaine Concentrations

Overview of attention for article published in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, November 2011

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Dass der Konsum von Kokain fr den menschlichen Krper nichts Gutes bedeutet, ist bekannt.

Nicht nur Menschen, auch Fische nehmen regelmässig Kokain zu sich – allerdings ungewollt.

Das Abwasser vieler Flüsse ist mit den Rückständen von Kokain und anderen Rauschmitteln verseucht.

The presence of illicit drugs and their metabolites in river water is a new and growing type of environmental hazard - and…

imageBROKER/Alamy Stock Photo Eels exposed to low levels of cocaine in their water become hyperactive and suffer muscle damage.