Is Prozac Endangering Crabs' Survival?

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Is Prozac Endangering Crabs' Survival?

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Apr 3, 2018

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When we take medications, we sometimes excrete chemicals that get flushed into our oceans. In the case of fluoxetine (Prozac), those chemicals seem to be chilling crabs out -- which is bad for the crabs. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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