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Young Fraser River Chinook salmon swimming in 'chemical soup,' study finds

Juvenile Chinook salmon in the Lower Fraser River estuary are feeding and growing in a slurry of contaminants from pharmaceuticals, personal care products to industrial chemicals, according to a new Simon Fraser University study.

Young Fraser River Chinook salmon swimming in 'chemical soup,' study finds
Image: Phys.org
Juvenile Chinook salmon in the Lower Fraser River estuary are feeding and growing in a slurry of contaminants from pharmaceuticals, personal care products to industrial chemicals, according to a new Simon Fraser University study.

Originally published at Phys.org

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