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The Male of the Species Is More Female Than the Female
California sewage makes for femme fish, says study |
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22 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:18 PM on 22 Feb 2008 Chemicals in southern California wastewater are sneaking past sewage-treatment plants and into the ocean, where they can seriously wack out fishy hormone levels, according to preliminary research. Flame retardants, PCBs, residue from long-banned pesticide DDT, and other chemicals from pills and beauty products have all showed up in the water, via human pee. ... |
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| Topics: California, news, oceans, toxics (all these topics) |
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