This is Scary - Drugs in Drinking Water Found During AP Investigation
It's unbelievable but drugs in drinking water are more common than we ever imagined.
According to an investigation by the Associated Press there are drugs in the water consumed by 41 million Americans.
Yes, the levels are small but this still has scientists worried about the effects of long term exposure to these drugs.
Antibiotics, mood stabilizers and hormones are just a few of the drugs found in the water we drink.
The drugs were found in drinking water in major areas such as Southern California by the AP during an investigation that lasted for five months.
Twenty-four major areas were investigated and all of them had drugs in the water people were drinking.
So what does this mean when thinking of the health risk involved for not only ourselves, but our children? Even over the counter drugs end up in the water.
How are they getting into our drinking water? Humans consume the drugs and the part that is not absorbed into the bloodstream is flushed down toilets.
Although water is treated at the plants that pipe the water to homes and businesses, they do not take out all the contaminants.
They are not required to test for drugs nor are they required to remove them from water.
The research conducted thus far has not pinpointed how much damage may be done by the drugs but the mixture of so many has them worried.
Although results of studies on the wildlife in the areas of contamination as well as human cells have shown extremely disturbing results there are still no tests available for drugs found in drinking water.
The blame is bound to be put on the general population, but is this their fault? Those who regulate our water should be held accountable especially for not releasing the information.
The drinking water tested in the Washington, D.
C.
area contained six drugs.
What are the effects on our bodies by mixing this many drugs? Normally the public is not told about these tests because we "do not know how to interpret the information.
" How much interpreting is needed? The basic reaction would be there are too many drugs entering our system through the water we drink.
Warnings about mixing drugs of certain kinds are always a concern.
We have been told often that this is dangerous and could be lethal.
Your next step? To take what you've just learned and protect your family from the presence of drugs in drinking water.
There are too many risks associated with the water we think is safe.
Our health and very life cannot be left to others to protect because it is obvious they are not doing a very good job.
According to an investigation by the Associated Press there are drugs in the water consumed by 41 million Americans.
Yes, the levels are small but this still has scientists worried about the effects of long term exposure to these drugs.
Antibiotics, mood stabilizers and hormones are just a few of the drugs found in the water we drink.
The drugs were found in drinking water in major areas such as Southern California by the AP during an investigation that lasted for five months.
Twenty-four major areas were investigated and all of them had drugs in the water people were drinking.
So what does this mean when thinking of the health risk involved for not only ourselves, but our children? Even over the counter drugs end up in the water.
How are they getting into our drinking water? Humans consume the drugs and the part that is not absorbed into the bloodstream is flushed down toilets.
Although water is treated at the plants that pipe the water to homes and businesses, they do not take out all the contaminants.
They are not required to test for drugs nor are they required to remove them from water.
The research conducted thus far has not pinpointed how much damage may be done by the drugs but the mixture of so many has them worried.
Although results of studies on the wildlife in the areas of contamination as well as human cells have shown extremely disturbing results there are still no tests available for drugs found in drinking water.
The blame is bound to be put on the general population, but is this their fault? Those who regulate our water should be held accountable especially for not releasing the information.
The drinking water tested in the Washington, D.
C.
area contained six drugs.
What are the effects on our bodies by mixing this many drugs? Normally the public is not told about these tests because we "do not know how to interpret the information.
" How much interpreting is needed? The basic reaction would be there are too many drugs entering our system through the water we drink.
Warnings about mixing drugs of certain kinds are always a concern.
We have been told often that this is dangerous and could be lethal.
Your next step? To take what you've just learned and protect your family from the presence of drugs in drinking water.
There are too many risks associated with the water we think is safe.
Our health and very life cannot be left to others to protect because it is obvious they are not doing a very good job.
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