Platypus Get a Dose of Pharmaceuticals with Their Meals (IMAGE)

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Platypus Get a Dose of Pharmaceuticals with Their Meals

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Starting with filter-feeding insects, pharmaceutical compounds in stream water accumulate in aquatic organisms' tissues. This means that animals that eat aquatic insects, like platypus, get a dose of pharmaceuticals with their meals.

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Denise Illing

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