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PODCAST: The Hudson River is flowing with pharmaceutical drugs
It’s a big problem for the fish living in it.
Jen Monnier • June 8, 2018
Pharmaceuticals escape wastewater treatment plants to pollute stretches of the Hudson River like this one in Ossining, New York. [Image credit: Jen Monnier]
Prescription drugs seep from Manhattan into the Hudson River, where they can wreak havoc on unsuspecting fish. A recent study found drugs at several points along the river, providing one more piece of evidence in a trend found across the nation. Dan Shapley, one of the study’s authors, explains how the drugs made their way into the river, and Jim Meador, an aquatic toxicologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, describes the potential consequences for fish.
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Jen Monnier
Jen Monnier is a journalist who likes writing about underwater critters, technology and science policy.