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by elv0 883 days ago
however, these small amounts are sufficient for fish in rivers to have fewer offspring. most of the residues of the pill from the urine enter the rivers unfiltered from the sewage treatment plants. this cannot be good, especially since we also eat the fish. we have been observing this here in bavaria for a long time. since a large proportion of our municipal drinking water comes from river filtration, this is a serious problem.