BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- With trace amounts of pharmaceuticals showing up in the drinking water of major cities, authorities are encouraging consumers around the Great Lakes to drop off leftover and expired medicine at collection centers....
trace amountsEPA urges Great Lakes residents not to flush old medsHeadlines from the Associated Press Tue, 04/15/2008 - 18:20
Our toxic world: 7,000 experts meet in SeattleSeattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Mon, 03/17/2008 - 00:21
Concerns about the health effects of chemical pollutants in the environment, trace amounts of drugs in drinking water, cough syrups in children, contaminants in food -- it's all on the agenda for this week's toxicology convention in Seattle. Hearings on Tap Water Plannedwashingtonpost.com - Health Wed, 03/12/2008 - 23:00
Several experts said this week that there is no need for people to alter their water-drinking habits for now, despite a journalistic investigation that found trace amounts of numerous pharmaceuticals, from prescription drugs to hormones, in tap water in 25 of 28 cities tested, including the... Area Tap Water Has Traces of Medicineswashingtonpost.com - Health Sun, 03/09/2008 - 23:00
The Washington area's drinking water contains trace amounts of six commonly used drugs that typically turn up in wastewater and cannot be filtered out by most treatment systems. |
