Ranking of environmental emergency response on Intersex Fish
April 20, 2010 - By Sabri Ben Achour-
Environmental groups and politicians are campaigning to know why "intersex" fish bear to show up in the Potomac River and its tributaries.
Seven years ago since the virile bass in the Potomac was found that the precursors of eggs and more eggs in their reproductive tissues.
"This is not normal, something is terrible," says Hendrik Belin, head of the guild environment Potomac Conservancy. The series is launching an operation newswomen for more research on the wonder.
"We look at the difficult and we can unravel, but it is rich in visible need to load more answers," he said.
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) said it was worrying to gain more research.
"The fish are invariably the canary in the coal mine, advice us something," said Moran.
The scientists speculate that "something" is endocrine disruptors, in many households, and agricultural products - fertilizers, medicines, drugs, antibiotic soaps.These compounds, even in small quantities, is the prospect of security systems and artificial fish here - and they appear regularly in test get wet metropolitan drinking dilute systems, including Washington....
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