Fwd: to articles in today's press about environmental health

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>Your sewer on drugs. Sewage is more than just filth. It's evidence of our

>worst habits, everything from caffeine to cocaine, all ingested and

>flushed down the toilet. Now scientists are using wastewater to drug-test

>entire cities, and the results are sobering. Popular Science

>http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-02/your-sewer-drugs

>Side effects. Pharmaceuticals have been finding their way into our

>environment for a long time, but just what are they doing there? Chemical

> & Engineering News

>http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/86/8608cover.html

>What to do with your unused pharmaceuticals. Scientists estimate that

>orphaned medications from the deceased population alone account for as

>many as 19.7 tons of active pharmaceutical ingredients disposed into U.S.

>sewage systems annually. Chemical & Engineering News

>http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/86/8608coverbox.html

 

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