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Hout Bay’s marine environment is threatened by pharmaceutical and personal care product compounds that have accumulated in marine life, even kilometres from pollution sources, University of Cape Town researchers have found.
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Pharmaceuticals found in Hout Bay mussels

Medication and personal care products have accumulated in mussels that are far from the sewage outlet and river mouths

  • Sheree Bega
11 min read