Cocaine, ketamine, and long-banned pesticides were found in shrimp in rural England
A study carried out by scientists from King's College London and the University of Suffolk tested the exposure of wildlife like freshwater shrimp to different micropollutants at 15 different sites in the county of Suffolk.Scientists were surprised to find illicit drugs in samples in rural England, with cocaine found in all samples tested and ketamine also widespread.
European cities' sewer water exposes use of cocaine, cannabis, meth and ecstasyMicroplastics found in human stools, research finds"Although concentrations were low, we were able to identify compounds that might be of concern to the environment and crucially, which might pose a risk to wildlife," said Thomas Miller from King's College London.
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