Re: [Killietalk] Hormone degredation

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

In a message dated 11/22/03 3:59:11 PM, timaddis at killifish_force9.co.uk 
writes:

<< 

The term 'washed away' implies an end of subject but this stuff ends up in

the oceans. My question begs an answer as to how hormones are degraded by

natural means.

I think it worthy of debate. >>

I can only speculate that the hormones may be fairly specific to the species 
and when they get downstream to the estuaries and oceans the species are so 
different that they are unaffected. Nitrogenous waste products will likely be 
utilized by plants in the wonderful wetland purification system.

Lee Harper
Media, PA

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