US EditionCaffeine, Cocaine, and Painkillers Found in Sharks in the Bahamas — A Sign of Human Pollution Reaching Marine Predators
Researchers found 28 of 85 sharks tested positive for caffeine, cocaine and painkillers, with some showing changes in blood markers.
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Caffeine, Cocaine, and Painkillers Found in Sharks in the Bahamas — A Sign of Human Pollution Reaching Marine Predators
Learn how cocaine, caffeine, and common painkillers are entering Bahamian waters, how they ended up in shark blood, and what early signs of biological effects could mean for marine ecosystems.
A study has detected pollutants in tissue samples of 85 sharks, including cocaine, caffeine and two painkillers.
Shark protection is a global problem, but human pollution is much more excessive than we thought. In fact, it affects places that seemed paradisiacal to us, such as the crystalline waters of the Bahamas. Although it seems like a joke, the truth is that they have identified in the Bahamas traces of cocaine, caffeine and drugs in the organism of several sharks. The discovery has been confirmed by a study published in the specialized journal Enviro…
Sharks are testing positive for cocaine and other drugs
Rather than blood in the water, sharks are finding drugs in the water. The aquatic predators have tested positive for both legal and illegal drugs in parts of the Bahamas. These substances have the potential to cause behavioral changes in the sharks and indicate that humans have a stronger hand in ecosystem changes than expected, even in isolated places.Drugged and dangerousScientists found cocaine, caffeine and painkillers in sharks around Eleu…
Scientists have discovered caffeine, cocaine, and paracetamol in the blood serum of sharks in the waters of the Bahamas, according to the results of a study called "Drugs in Paradise," published on the Science Direct website.
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