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Published online 28 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030324-9
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Algae laid low by soap and toothpaste
Personal care products unbalance stream ecosystems.
Each spit of toothpaste down the plughole can be a shot of poison for streams, new research hints1. Chemicals from soaps, deodorants and contraceptives are reaching river water and cutting the number of different algae for fish and other animals to feed on.
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