For the first time, researchers in Washington state have found traces of an opioid painkiller in mussels in Puget Sound, which could affect fish in the area.
Scientists from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife found traces of the painkiller oxycodone and other pharmaceuticals in the tissues of native bay mussels in Puget Sound near Seattle, according to a report released this month.
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Damn! I gotta start eatin’ me some more Seattle mussels! This is very bad news, all jokes aside.
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People here eat a lot of salmon and shellfish. That probably isn’t a good idea these days.
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So sad. We’re destroying everything.
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