POISON TAP WATER IN MAJOR USA CITIES

	Poison tap water in Major USA Cities CNN reports Poison in the Tap Water in Major US Cities affects 41 million Americans, including over the counter pain medications, mood stabilizers and hormones in major city's drinking water supplies. Even bottled much bottled water. Spring water is best but still can contain it. A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water is safe. But the presence of so many prescription drugs — and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen — in so much of our drinking water is heightening worries among scientists of long-term consequences to human health. In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas — from Southern California to Northern New Jersey, from Detroit to Louisville, Ky. Water providers rarely disclose results of pharmaceutical screenings, unless pressed, the AP found. For example, the head of a group representing major California suppliers said the public "doesn't know how to interpret the information" and might be unduly alarmed. Here are some of the key test results obtained <b>...</b>	From: DanKGlassworksdotcom Views: 3 1 ratings
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