UW study says fish exposed to urban wastewater test positive for opioids and other drugs

Friday, April 17, 2026

UW study says fish exposed to urban wastewater test positive for opioids and other drugs

Cambridge Today also highlighted our research, sharing with the local community how our research detected opioids, antidepressants, and other drugs that act on the central nervous system in small fish living in rivers that receive urban wastewater.

Students electrofishing for darters in the Grand River

Students electrofishing for darters in the Grand River.