Oxazepam - Its effects upon other forms of life

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Alarming news 2013: Drugs which are used to treat anxiety and depression are contaminating rivers and streams of Great Britain and other parts of Europe! Reporters have highlighted that the behaviour of wildlife and freshwater fish seemed to be deeply affected by the concentrations of Oxazepam which have been released in river waters from sewage works. Scientists have strongly advanced that the subtle behavioral changes seen under experimental conditions indicate how the wider freshwater ecology could be affected by this kind of hidden environmental pollution! Fair enough, the concentrations can hardly affect human beings since they seem to be too low to be considered as a health risk. But the fate of fish species is doomed. More importantly, the findings of researchers have shown that pharmaceutical drugs can do more than just poison fish or change their physical characteristics. For example, the perch fish who used to displace in groups and who used to be very careful, are emitting a rather bold and fearless behaviour...

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
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• Released: 07.01.2019
• EAN: 9786130150761
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• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine