Steroids may persist longer in the environment than expected

Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

Certain anabolic steroids and pharmaceutical products last longer in the environment than previously known, according to a new study. The researchers found that the steroid trenbolone acetate, along with some other pharmaceutical products, never fully degrade in the environment, and in fact can partially regenerate themselves.

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