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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Cocaine entering waterways is having a big effect on behaviour of young salmon

Cocaine pollution is changing how juvenile Atlantic salmon move through their environment, making them swim farther and disperse more widely, a new study finds.

The study is the first to demonstrate the effects of cocaine contamination on fish behaviour in the wild, and can help better understand how chemical pollutants influence aquatic animal migration, according to researchers from Griffith University in Australia.

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