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WTH...Pacific Ocean Off Oregon Coast Polluted with...COFFEE?
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[quote:bannedfornoreason:MV8xOTQ4OTkwXzMyNjYwNjIyXzVGQjU5RDZC] [quote:Anne O'Mally:MV8xOTQ4OTkwXzMyNjYwNTcxX0I5OEQ4NkNE] [quote:KoFFee_:MV8xOTQ4OTkwXzMyNjYwNDQxXzkzNjJCRjM5] Wasn't me, I drink mine right down to the very last drop and throw the grounds into my garden. :chuckle: Seriously, though, I did read similar articles in the past about prescription drugs and polluted waters. I can't see this getting any better. Will today's younger generation be prepared for the hard times coming their way? [/quote] you must have heard me sitting in the back yard wondering if you were gonna catch this one...;) here's the thing, it's not coffee being dumped, it's from coffee being peed into toilets and out to sea. [/quote] wtf? or what about, coffee being dumped down the drain and then that goes into the sea. damn. you know, caffeine is a pesticide. Imagine if that goes and starts killing off life in the sea. why isn't the caffeine degraded/metabolized first before going into the water? [/quote]
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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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