Did you know that in 1999 a team of researchers looked at over 130 streams in the United States to see how many of our pharmaceutical drugs and personal products were in it? They found that in over 80% of the water sources at least one type of synthetically made drug was found in the water, showing that our products flow directly into natural water environments.
Kolpin, Dana W., et al. (2002). Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S.
Streams, 1999_2000: A National Reconnaissance. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2002, 36 (6), pp 1202–1211. DOI: 10.1021/es011055j.
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