Perca fluviatilis).
Pharmaceutical drugs that end up in the world’s waterways after being excreted, flushed and treated at wastewater treatment plants may lead to unexpected ecological impacts, according to a new study of wild European perch. Tomas Brodin and colleagues from Umeå University in Sweden discovered that the fish ate faster, became bolder and acted less social after being subjected to an anxiety-moderating drug, known as Oxazepam.
The psychiatric drug is used to treat anxiety in humans. But, Oxazepam residues often wind up in natural aquatic systems, downstream from sewage treatment plants, where their effects on ecosystems have been unknown. Now, Brodin and the other researchers have dosed wild perch with amounts of Oxazepam equivalent to those found in Sweden’s rivers and streams, and their results suggest that even small amounts of the drug can alter the behavior and the foraging rates of these fish.
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will from January 7, 2021, serve another four year-term as the V ice President of Ghana.
He partnered President Akufo-Addo as a running mate to garner more than 6.7 million votes to beat the main opposition National Democratic Congress’ candidate Mr John Mahama who polled 6.2 million votes.
The astute Economist and a Banker was elected the 7th Vice President of the Ghana’s fourth Republic.
He was for the fourth time nominated as the running-mate of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Flag-bearer for the December, 2020 Election, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Dr Bawumia has championed the Government’s digitisation agenda to make the Ghanaian economy financially-inclusive and expand the tax net to the informal sector of the economy.