Fish Pharm Drugs get a second chance to enter our bodies – via wastewater and fish... Joanna Cummings | 02/23/2016











Blinky the three-eyed fish is quite endearing in The Simpsons, but you probably wouldn’t want contaminated fish on your plate. Mohammad Mottaleb, Adjunct Professor in chemistry at Northwest Missouri State University, used GC-MS (with selected ion monitoring) to discover ng/g levels of anti-histamine diphenhydramine (Benadryl), anti-anxiety drug diazepam (Valium), and anti-seizure carbamazepine – and their metabolites – in fresh- and salt-water fish species purchased from regular grocery shops (1). Eleven of fourteen fish investigate were found to be contaminated.

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Joanna Cummings

A former library manager and storyteller, I have wanted to write for magazines since I was six years old, when I used to make my own out of foolscap paper and sellotape and distribute them to my family. Since getting my MSc in Publishing, I’ve worked as a freelance writer and content creator for both digital and print, writing on subjects such as fashion, food, tourism, photography – and the history of Roman toilets. Now I can be found working on The Analytical Scientist, finding the ‘human angle’ to cutting-edge science stories.