# Lambari fish near São Paulo reservoir contain chloramphenicol, an antibiotic banned for causing fatal anemia

- slug: lambari-fish-near-so-paulo-reservoir-contain-chloramphenicol-an-antibiotic-banned-for-causing-fa
- date: 2026-03-22
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

Researchers tracked antibiotics from the Piracicaba River into fish sold at local markets, and found that an aquatic plant's cleanup efforts come with a biological catch.

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