Anti-Epileptics, Sex Hormones, Mood Stabilizers, Antibiotics Among Array of Pharmaceuticals in US Water Supply
Anti-epileptics were found in the drinking water of Southern California ; a
sex hormone was found in San Francisco’s water ; three medications and an
antibiotic were found in the water supply of Tuscon, Arizona ; and a mood
stabilizer was found in the water of New Jersey. And that’s just to name a
few. An exhaustive five-month investigation by Associated Press has found
the drinking water in at least twenty-four major American cities across the
country contains trace amounts of a wide array of pharmaceuticals. We speak
with Associated Press national writer, Jeff Donn.