S1EP3: Something in the Water - Pharmaceuticals in Our Water Supply

Written By Mickey Snowdon

Prescription drugs are everywhere, including our water supply. This episode of This Toxic Land examines the causes and effects of pharmaceuticals in our water and provides solutions for preventing future contamination. It also takes a look at the effects of prescription drugs on South Florida bonefish, one of the state’s premier gamefish — and serious money-makers.

Additional Resources:

  • "Pharmaceuticals are present in almost all the world's rivers, study finds" - World Economic Forum.

  • "Sewer Crisis in the State of Florida” - USA Today.

  • "Emerging Contaminants, Pharmaceuticals in South Carolina Rivers and Streams" - USGS.

  • “3M will stop making dangerous ‘forever chemicals’” - Washington Post.

  • "'They could have handled this better:' Asheville water loss brews uncertainty, frustration" - Asheville Citizen-Times.

Mickey Snowdon https://mickeysnowdon.com
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