Are Drugs Really in Drinking Water?

Someone asked me recently, "Are drugs really inproblems in India, because of the pollution created
drinking water?" So, I did a little research.by the industry. People's private wells are
According to the reports I have read, it probablycontaminated with drugs. The streams and rivers
depends on where you live.have all tested positive for them.
There may be traces of pharmaceuticals in anyThe pharmaceutical companies claim that they
river or stream. Even the groundwater could betake appropriate measures to insure that the
contaminated. Until recently, the recommendedwastewater leaving their facilities has contaminant
disposal method for expired pharmaceuticals waslevels within federal guidelines. But, in the US,
to flush them down the toilet; out of sight...out ofthere are no federal guidelines that apply to the
mind.industry.
A number of healthcare workers reportedAs with so many other things in the world today,
worrying about the practice. One nurse whowe may not be able to stop the pollution, but we
worked in a large hospital reported that theycan protect ourselves from it. Because of
flushed hundreds of thousands of pills on amercury and PCBs in fish, we limit how much
monthly basis, because that is what theseafood we eat. We cannot limit our consumption
pharmaceutical companies suggested.of freshwater, even though the answer to; are
When the first news reports about the tracesdrugs really in drinking water is "yes". But, there
present in drinking water samples came out, noare still solutions.
one blamed the pharmaceutical companies. WhenInstalling effective water filters in your home is
experts were asked how the traces came to bethe best solution. Buying bottled simply contributes
in our streams and rivers, they blamed individuals,to the amount of pollution in the environment.
partly for flushing expired prescriptions and partlyBesides, the residue in the liquids stored in those
because some of the pharmaceuticals that webottles may be even more dangerous than the
take are excreted from our bodies as waste.traces of pharmaceuticals coming out of our taps.
From our bodies, into the sewer, to theEven if the pharmaceutical residue turns out not
wastewater treatment facility and finally into ato be dangerous, we know that exposure to the
lake, stream, river or the ocean, wherever thechemicals used for disinfection and the byproducts
facility dumps the treated waste. So, are drugscreated by them is a health hazard. The best
really in drinking water? If there is a wastewaterhome filters will protect us from those chemical
facility upstream from where you live, then youhealth hazards and from pharmaceutical residue.
can be sure that there are some traces ofAre drugs really in drinking water? Yes, they are,
estradiol (a component of birth control pills),but there's no need to worry about it with a good
nicotine, caffeine, pain killers, anti-depressants andhome water filter.
other popular pharmaceutical products.And now please visit the CleanWaterPure website
But, if you happen to live near a pharmaceuticallisted below for updated information on drugs in
company, you can be sure that the amountdrinking water and how a multi-stage water filter
present is even higher. They are having majorwill solve the problem.