Caffeine Level In Sea Causes Concern

DarkHand writes "Researchers at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) have spent three years looking for trace remains of pharmaceuticals in drainage water and the sea near Tromsoe in northern Norway. The project has focused on 16 substances and a high concentration of caffeine was one of the surprising finds. Need a lift in the morning? Have a refreshing glass of seawater!"

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pharma. micro-pollution vs. industrial waste

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It's important to keep in mind that while pharmaceuticals warrant monitoring, we know for a fact that other obvious pollutants are much worse. For example, cadmium leechage from automobile systems kills orders of magnitude more fish of all kinds than anything estrogens can possibly do.

The sad fact is that the vast majority of the remaining dangerous pollutants are attributable to either coal-fired power generation or automobile use, which are both sacred cows the world over.