Watch What Goes Down the Toilet! New Warning from EPA « FOX News Health Blog

April 16th, 2008 8:18 AM Eastern

Watch What Goes Down the Toilet! New Warning from EPA

by Melissa Browne

With trace amounts of pharmaceuticals showing up in the drinking water of major cities, authorities are encouraging consumers around the Great Lakes to drop off leftover and expired medicine at collection centers.

A five-month inquiry by the AP National Investigative Team disclosed the presence of trace concentrations of such things as antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones in the drinking water of at least 24 major metropolitan areas.

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