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Rx lurking in drinking water

Article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL) Article date: March 12, 2008 Author: Jeff Donn, MarthaMendoza and Justin Pritchard

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.

The concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in

quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of

a medical dose. Utilities insist their water is safe.

But the presence of so many prescription drugs-and

over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen-in

so much of our water is heightening worries among ...

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