We are a nation of drug users. We take drugs in the morning to wake up; at midday to stay awake, and at night to sleep.
When our bodies have finished metabolizing the drugs, what’s left is expelled and flushed down the drain. The wastewater carrying the drug residue is treated before being released into lakes, rivers and streams. Some of this water is treated again before being served up to those downstream as drinking water.
Not all of the drugs we consume are removed from the drinking water of those live downstream. In fact, a vast array of antibiotics, anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones have been found in the drinking water of over 41 million Americans.
The drugs in our drinking water lead us to ask…
What will happen to us when we drink water containing all those drugs over the course of years and decades?
What can be done to remove the drugs from our food chain?

