50 years ago, chemical pollutants were linked to odd animal behavior
Excerpt from the September 18, 1971 issue of Science News
Chemical pollutants can disrupt aquatic creatures’ delicate sense of smell, scientists have found. A chemical common in sewage runoff (shown) has been shown to disrupt some fishes’ ability to form schools.
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Sea life’s chemical senses
Science News, September 18, 1971
For fish and other underwater life, a sensitivity to chemicals plays the same role as the sense of smell does for land animals.…