Posted on 04/06/2023 6:14:54 AM PDT by Red Badger
* Human drugs were found in redfish across Florida waters, a study found
* The most commonly detected drug was a cardiovascular medication
* Scientists worry septic pollution is driving some species away
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(NewsNation) — Human pharmaceuticals used to treat everything from heartburn to Alzheimer’s disease symptoms are turning up in fish in waters across the state of Florida, according to a new study.
The yearlong research project funded by Florida International University and the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust deemed the presence of potent contaminants in redfish an “urgent concern” and “significant threat” to Florida’s recreational fishery.
“The study’s results provide more evidence of the ongoing need for significant investment in Florida’s water infrastructure,” the study’s authors wrote in a report, “including employing additional innovative wastewater treatment solutions, like ozonation, to address pharmaceuticals and other contaminants of emerging concern.”
Researchers tested 113 Florida redfish for 94 commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals and detected a total of 17 unique drugs. On average, 2.1 drugs were detected in each redfish, and only seven had zero pharmaceuticals.
The most commonly detected drugs were cardiovascular medications, opioid pain relievers and psychoactive medication, according to the study. Flecainide, which treats irregular heartbeats, was found in 53% of the fish sampled, while caffeine was found in 43%.
The study builds on one conducted last year that detected contaminants in 100% of bonefish samples from Biscayne Bay and Florida Keys.
Bonefish have become exceedingly rare in Florida, WLRN reported, as scientists worry that septic pollution is driving the fish away.
I smoke salmon all day long.
The drugs are what make the fish popular.
But you don’t inhale, right?...................
Tested 113 Redfish...I hope the had a fish-fry after the tests.
No way...i just like to blow smoke rings.
“I smoke salmon all day long.”
Kinda hard to keep lit ain’t they? 😂
Oh great! Now drug dealers gotta compete agaisnt fish for dominance in the trade?
If it’s viagra it’ll make other meats go bankrupt.
flame thrower.
This began with BC pills. Probably largely gayified the population as a result.
I’ll have the Parmesan Panko Encrusted Viagra Redfish please.
Lol. Add for ed
“Got problems ‘down there’? Eat more tilapia”
They’re coming after septic, you watch. They’re going to make the case that you can’t have septic systems anymore.
You can’t in our county unless you live in the very rural areas...................
Doctor: “Sorry to say it is Alzheimer’s. I’m writing you a prescription for two servings of fish a day.”
Patient: “…because fish can help me??”
Doctor: “No. we deliver the drugs you need by fish now!”
There’s no sewer where I live. We are rural. The infrastructure cost to run sewer throughout the state, even if it’s just 25 miles inland from the coast would be astronomical.
Frying is for catfish.
I own two Cesspools.
EPA has forced my state to force me to go to septic systems by 2050.
I’ll be 95 by then, the EPA can go fuk themselves.
We live on catchment here, no ground water.
I don’t flush drugs down the toilet, directly, I use them first or give them back to the pharmacy to destroy.
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