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Caffeine Level In Sea Causes Concern

Posted by simoniker on from the bottle-it dept.

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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  1. Ha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Let's baptise this day the Norwegian Discovery Day (cf Hot Norwegian Chick can do math too!)

  2. Re:It's just not fair... by thebatlab · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ah, slashdot. Where you can make a post that is humorous but get modded up as interesting b/c you mentioned Linus Torvalds or anything closely resembling Linux.