Not far from the Southern Californian coast scientists have found fish that are "sexually altered". This now brings up questions about sewage that
is leeked into the ocean. It is thought that the sewage could effect the reproductive system in animals. These "Gender-bending" fish are not new to
science, however before most all cases were in freshwater animals. Around 1 billion gallons of treated sewage is dumped into the Pacific every DAY.
While the sewage is treated, it still has "contaminants" that fall to the ocean floor.
www.foxnews.com
LOS ANGELES — Scientists have discovered sexually altered fish off the Southern California coast, raising concerns that treated sewage discharged
into the ocean contains chemicals that can affect an animal's reproductive system.
So-called intersex animals are not new, but most previous instances were in freshwater. Environmentalists say this is among the first studies to
document the effects in a marine environment.
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I hope that the environment does not keep following this patern of mutation. There seems to be a lot of unoticed deffects with animals, people, and
plants today. And it is only to get worse; the way things are going. Could there possibly be fish at sometime that are asexual?
[edit on 20-11-2005 by nonpoint]
[edit on 20-11-2005 by nonpoint]
