Study Finds Cocaine Compound Affects Salmon Movement
105 salmon tracked over 8 weeks in a lake, split into 3 groups for exposure tests.
Benzoylecgonine caused 1.9x longer weekly swimming and 12.3km dispersion increase.
Swedish scientist Jack Brand noted benzoylecgonine is more common in waterways.
Australian researcher Marcus Michelangeli warned of altered predator encounters.
Study found no risk to human consumers of fish.
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