We have looked before at the issue of pharmaceutical drugs in our water supply, but this report suggests matters are becoming critical.
In addition, the problem apparently is now so well known, that scientists are proceeding along the lines not of WHETHER there are chemicals in our marine species, but WHICH drugs are represented and how dangerous they are.
Since sharks are perched (little pun) at the top of the food chain, the status of chemicals in their bodies is of particular interest. This group of scientists looking for common precsirption drugs in Bull Shrak juveniles found that of ten sharks sampled ... nine tested positive for Zoloft.
On a lighter note, more contented relaxed sharks may mean fewer shark attacks ...
