Researchers Examine Human Health Risks Posed by Prescription Drug-Contaminated Water
You cannot taste them. You cannot see them. But scientists say they are there: traces of prescription drugs in the water that comes from many people's faucets.
"Everything from antidepressants to heart medication to birth control pills to caffeine" has been found in certain drinking water, said Dr. Brian Buckley, environmental scientist at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
In his lab in New Brunswick alone, Buckley has found acne medication, barbiturates, caffeine and birth control... Full Story
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