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WTH...Pacific Ocean Off Oregon Coast Polluted with...COFFEE?
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The precise impacts that exposure to caffeinated seas may have on humans are not well known. However, related research indicates that evidence of caffeine contamination serves as a good indicator for the presence of other potentially harmful pollutants that have found their way into our waterways, such as prescription medication and hormones. The effects on aquatic life are also not well understood, but lab studies have already demonstrated that higher levels of caffeine in the water have been shown to produce cellular stress in intertidal mussels.
Read more: New Study Suggests Pacific Ocean is Polluted With... Coffee? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
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