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Consumer Protection In The NewsABC-2 -
Drugs in Your Drinking Water? (new window)
Before you take
another sip of water, you'll want to listen up. That water you're
drinking could contain prescription drugs. An investigation by the
Associated Press has uncovered disturbing details of what could be in
your water that could harm you. Trace amounts of prescription drugs,
everything from antibiotics, mood stabilizers, and sex hormones.
So how does that happen? Johanna Neumann, with MD PIRG says, "People take drugs and it's absorbed by the body… but the rest ends up in the toilet and ends up in our water system. The water gets processed and then goes to a reservoir, but a lot of treatments don't address drugs in the water system." 24 cities, including And if you think the water cooler or bottled water is any safer… think again. Experts say even filtered water isn't as clean are you might think. Neumann says, "A lot of the time bottled water is just tap water with a pretty label slapped on it." Water suppliers insist the level of drugs detected in the drinking supplies is not harmful. Still, some are calling for more research to get to the bottom of the water woes. Of the 62 major water providers contacted, only 28 cities tested their drinking water. |
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