Removing Drugs & Pharmaceuticals From Drinking Water
As the Associated Press documented in a five-month investigation, drinking water provided to at least 41 million people living in 24 major metropolitan areas in the United States has tested positive for trace amounts of pharmaceuticals.
The drugs discovered included sex hormones, anti-epileptics, cholesterol medications, drugs used to treat depression and mental illness, painkillers, mood altering drugs, tranquilizers, antibiotics, and caffeine. Tests conducted in many drinking water treatment plants showed traces of 3 or 4 drugs while others showed dozens.
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