Who Knew Unused Drugs Contaminate Water Sources?
by Brittany Taylor Did you know that during a recent test, the U.S. Geological Service discovered that more than 80% of sampled rivers tested positive for medicines like antibiotics, birth control hormones, and antidepressants? Neither did I, so this week I shall once again be diverging from my normal column layout to offer your brief snippets on a range of items and actions that are harmful to the environment, things that we’d would never think about until we saw the facts by chance while about town (or the Internet, as the case may be). I gleaned the above fact from a daily email I receive from idealbite.com, which offers up consumer-friendly tidbits five days a week. Did you also know that these contaminants are also passed along to you, in trace amounts, via tap and bottled water, since most treatment plans don’t filter them out? Nope, thought not. That’s cringe-inducing, no? Makes you think twice before you quench your thirst, or go fishing or swimming. But we can stop this and ke
