From Medicine Cabinet to Tap: How Pharmaceuticals End Up in Our Water
Pharmaceuticals in our water supply aren’t the result of a single mistake. They are the byproduct of modern life. Every day, people take medications that their bodies don’t fully absorb. Those remnants pass through the body and eventually make their way into wastewater systems. Add in the common habit of flushing unused medications down the toilet, and you’ve got a steady stream of trace compounds entering the water cycle. Wastewater treatment facilities do an impressive job handling contaminants they [...]
