cocaine Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

09 May 2019

Water shrimps with high levels of cocaine – Headlines grabbed – but a much bigger problem highlighted

The headlines were grabbed – ‘Scientists find cocaine in shrimps in Suffolk rivers’ … but this is only the latest of many warnings recently highlighted by the report from Europe of harmful chemicals in our wider and water environment. The open letter to Mr Gove on the resignation of NGOs from the Pesticide Forum perfectly […]

04 Jul 2018

Eels and the effect of environmental levels of cocaine

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Guardian Patrick Barkham Cocaine in rivers harming endangered eels, study finds Tests show drug causes eels to become hyperactive and damages their muscles, possibly hindering their ability to migrate. Tiny amounts of cocaine flushed into rivers cause eels to become not only hyperactive but to suffer from muscle wastage, impaired gills and hormonal changes, a […]