Fish in lakes tainted with metals are losing their sense of smell, stoking concern among experts that the problem could devastate populations.
But if the fish can just get into cleaner water – even if they’ve been exposed to pollutants their whole life – they start sniffing things properly again, according to new research out of Canada.
http://www.scientifi...polluted-waters
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Fish are losing their sense of smell
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Still Waters
, Mar 19 2013 08:36 PM
fish smell sence lakes metals
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 08:36 PM
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 09:50 PM
you're welcome fish!
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 11:35 PM
Well, the Great Lakes are getting cleaner so...
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 11:44 PM
A lot of animals are suffering because of pollution including us.
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