Tons of Released Drugs Taint US Water
Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza and Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press: "US manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water - contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation. Hundreds of active pharmaceutical ingredients are used in a variety of manufacturing, including drugmaking: For example, lithium is used to make ceramics and treat bipolar disorder; nitroglycerin is a heart drug and also used in explosives; copper shows up in everything from pipes to contraceptives."
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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Justin+Pritchard
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rudkla - 20. Apr, 18:17
