Pharmaceudicals
February 17, 2008--Study finds human medicines altering marine biology (LA Times)
Sewage-treatment plants in Southern California are failing to remove hormones and hormone-altering chemicals from water that gets flushed into coastal ocean waters, according to the
January 21, 2008--Study looks at river pollution (Denver Post)
Arizona scientists are researching chemicals in the state water supply that could lead to cancer, infertility, birth defects or
September 17, 2007--Take back these drugs-please (High Country News)
Americans love their medications. Pharmacists fill more than 3 billion prescriptions a year in the United States, and consumers also buy huge quantities of over-the-counter drugs.
June 28, 2007--Chemical traces taint rivers in Colorado (Denver Post)
Tiny amounts of antidepressants, hormones and detergent residues are making their way into river water in and around Colorado. Studies in Boulder and other U.S.
