Category: Public health
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Anxiety drugs are getting into the water we drink. This is how we could stop them
New research shows that pharmaceutical drugs are not being filtered out of our water systems. Image: Reuters/Srdjan Zivulovic Wastewater treatment plants catch a lot of the nastiness that swirls through our sewage and agricultural run-off before that water is reused. But those facilities tend to miss filtering out pharmaceutical drugs that make their way into…
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Microplastics found in more than 90% of bottled water, study says
Researchers find levels of plastic fibres in popular bottled water brands could be twice as high as those found in tap water A new analysis of some of the world’s most popular bottled water brands says more than 90% contain tiny pieces of plastic. Analysis of 259 bottles from 19 locations in nine countries across…
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Safe drinking water must be a shared value in Minnesota
Proposed rules on agriculture fertilizer would help protect groundwater. It’s hard to persuade residents of a state whose very name bespeaks an abundance of water to worry about water quality. Maybe that’s why three successive governors did little to implement a 1989 statute empowering state agencies to “promote best practices … to the extent practicable”…
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Here Are the Places That Struggle to Meet the Rules on Safe Drinking Water
WASHINGTON — To ensure that tap water in the United States is safe to drink, the federal government has been steadily tightening the health standards for the nation’s water supplies for decades. But over and over again, local water systems around the country have failed to meet these requirements. In a new study published in…
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Michigan moves toward toughest USA lead-in-drinking-water rule
Photo: Michigan could have the toughest lead in drinking water regulations in the nation. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is moving forward with proposed changes to the lead and copper rule. If approved, Michigan would hold the toughest regulations on lead in drinking water in the nation. Among the policy revisions is a motion…
