Fiocruz Study Detects Presence of Cocaine in Rio De Janeiro Rivers
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A research carried out by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) identified the presence of cocaine and its main metabolite, benzoylecgonine, in rivers of the capital and the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. The five rivers analyzed drain in Guanabara Bay. The study was attended by researchers from Fiocruz, the State University of [...]
A study coordinated by the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) detected cocaine in four of the five rivers and canals analyzed in Rio de Janeiro. The research also identified benzoylecgonine, the main drug derivative, in 100% of the samples. The levels exceeded those recorded in studies in Belgium, Spain and the United States. The research monitored the Iraja River, the [...]
Drug appeared in 59 of the 60 samples collected in the capital and in Duke of Caxias; laboratory tests indicated damage and increased fish mortality
Cocaine contamination levels were higher than those found in similar surveys in Belgium, Spain and the United States
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