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AP: Pharmaceuticals Found in Watersheds of 28 Major Metro Area

AP Investigation Details Pharmaceuticals Found in Watersheds of 28 Major Metro Area: “A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones – have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows…the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water is safe…In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas – from Southern California to Northern New Jersey, from Detroit to Louisville, Ky.”

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