Medical drugs are polluting rivers from Norway to Nairobi via SATodayNews
Medical drugs are polluting rivers from Norway to NairobiPharmaceutical pollution affects aquatic life and public health. New research shows just how widespread the problem is.
The study includes samples taken from 258 rivers in 104 countries, representing every continent on the planet. The water samples were tested for 61 different kinds of drugs, used for controlling type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, allergies, seizure disorders and more. “We’ve known for over two decades now that pharmaceuticals make their way into the aquatic environment where they may affect the biology of living organisms,” Wilkinson said. “But one of the largest problems we have faced in tackling this issue is that we have not been very representative when monitoring these contaminants, with almost all of the data focused on a select few areas in North America, Western Europe and China.
The researchers found that places without adequate wastewater infrastructure, where trash or septic tanks are dumped along river banks, are most likely to have the highest levels ofPlaces with older populations and higher levels of poverty and unemployment also saw more drugs in their water.
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