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Re:Scientists Find Cocaine in Shrimps by tzs on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @04:38PM (#19801390)
I think you missed the point, which is that cocaine wasn't expected there at all. Its presence indicates that there is some way for it to get into the environment that was not anticipated.

It means that now we need to figure out how it gets there, and whether or not that is a problem, and if it is how to stop it. Just because it is probably not a problem for the shrimp doesn't mean it is not a problem, because it is unlikely that whatever is releasing it into the environment does so in a way that only reaches shrimp.

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Re:Scientists Find Cocaine in Shrimps by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @09:34PM (#19803708)
It’s most likely from waste water treatment plant effluent discharged into the rivers (or upstream) in question. Those plants are typically not capable of breaking down pharmaceutical and recreational drugs, nor artificially produced hormones (such as that found in birth control pills).
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