Intersex fish found in three Pennsylvania river basins
Research indicates hormone-disrupting chemicals are more widespread in the region than once thought.
Research indicates hormone-disrupting chemicals are more widespread in the region than once thought.
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The LA Times reports the state Department of Environmental Protection has begun sampling waterways in response to a recent study by the U.S. Geologic Survey which found intersex fish in three Pennsylvania river basins. Male fish carrying eggs were found in the Delaware, Susquehanna and Ohio River systems. The USGS said the findings show that exposure to chemicals that disrupt endocrine or hormone systems such as estrogen may be more widespread than researchers previously thought. More from the LA Times:
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