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Sharks in the Bahamas Are Full of Cocaine, Caffeine, and Painkillers
The crystal clear waters of the Bahamas are filled with enough traces of human pharmaceuticals and illegal drugs that it’s showing up in shark blood. A new study published in Environmental Pollution found that sharks off the coast of the Bahamas are carrying trace amounts of various drugs. The research team, led by biologist Natascha Wosnick, analyzed blood samples from 85 sharks near Eleuthera Island. Nearly a third tested positive for substanc…
A group of scientists found that sharks near Eleuthera, one of the 700 islands of the Bahamas archipelago, have cocaine, caffeine, analgesics, among other substances, highlighting human contamination in these waters.
San Juan (EFE).- A group of scientists found that sharks near Eleuthera, one of the 700 islands of the Bahamas archipelago, have in their organisms cocaine, caffeine, analgesics, among other substances, highlighting human contamination in those waters. According to the research of the scientists of the Institute of Cape Eleuthera and international allies, they analyzed blood tests on 85 sharks and thus know if they found illicit substances, stim…
A study published in 2026 revealed that cocaine and various drugs had appeared in the blood of sharks, raising concerns about the insidious impact of chemical pollution on marine ecosystems.
A group of scientists found that sharks near Eleuthera, one of the 700 islands of the Bahamas archipelago, have cocaine, caffeine, analgesics, among other substances, highlighting human contamination in those waters. According to research by scientists from the Institute of Cape Eleuthera and international allies, they analyzed evidence [...] The entry Scientists find positive sharks in Bahamas in cocaine and other substances was first published…
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