Traces Of Cocaine, Pesticides Detected In U.K. Shrimp
Scientists collected freshwater shrimp at 15 locations in Suffolk. Animals from all of the sites were found to have detectable amounts of cocaine, and many had other drugs or pesticides.
Small amounts of cocaine, pesticides and other contaminants have been detected in U.K. freshwater shrimp.
"We found that the most frequently detected compounds were illicit drugs, including cocaine and ketamine and a banned pesticide, fenuron," said King's College London environmental toxicologist Thomas Miller.
He added: "For many of these, the potential for any effect is likely to be low."
For years, scientists have found trace amounts of illicit drugs, pharmaceuticals and
