This problem of pharmaceuticals and prescription drugs in our water
supply is getting increasingly well known.
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/10/1356456-drugs-in-water-hurt-fish-and-wildlife
"Pharmaceuticals in the water are being blamed for severe reproductive
problems in many types of fish: The endangered razorback sucker and
male fathead minnow have been found with lower sperm counts and
damaged sperm; some walleyes and male carp have become what are called
feminized fish, producing egg yolk proteins typically made only by
females.
Meanwhile, female fish have developed male genital organs. Also, there
are skewed sex ratios in some aquatic populations, and sexually
abnormal bass that produce cells for both sperm and eggs."
As reported not that long ago, this was reported in a creek just
downstream of Boulder, Colorado. Folks, Boulder, Colorado is pretty
damned far upstream.
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2006/dec/10/fish-sex-change-investigatedx1/
"What we see in the fish downstream is as if they are taking birth
control pills," Norris said.
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