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Drugs in Our Drinking Water: An Update

by Renee Cho | 11.9.2010 at 10:29am | 1 Comment

The 2008 Associated Press report that drugs had been found in the drinking water supplies of 41 million Americans was alarming. What is the state of pharmaceuticals in our water today?

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Category> Ecosystems, Global Health, Water   Tags> Drinking Water, drugs, fish, pharmaceuticals, Surface Water, water matters

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