How our medications are making fish less sexual and more aggressive
The Briefing9 Marras 2023

How our medications are making fish less sexual and more aggressive

Pharmaceuticals in wastewater has been changing the behaviour of fish. Studies have found some fish are even becoming more aggressive and have a lower sex drive from exposure to traces of anti-depressants and ibuprofen.

Katrina Blowers is joined by Ian Wright an Associate professor in Environmental Science to explain what’s happening in out wastewater.

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