A fifth of male fish in UK rivers now 'trans-gender' due to chemicals in human waste. Twenty per cent of male fish tested in English rivers are now 'trans-gender' or 'intersex', with both female and male characteristics, due to chemicals flushed from UK households.
Jul 3, 2017
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