Tag: drugs

The land of 10,000 lakes — and a lot of pollutants, too

Apparently not even the far reaches of Minnesota — known as “the land of 10,000 lakes” — can escape source water pollution. A story from Pollution Online  states that scientists have found a host of drugs in 11 lakes and four rivers, even in remote areas. Among the drugs found were those used in certain X-rays,…

Study: Are pharmaceuticals giving fish the munchies?

Back in 2013, we posted about a finding by Swedish scientists that showed drugs in water were affecting fish:  “Scientists in southern Sweden found that fish living near a sewage treatment plant have low levels of psychoactive drugs — benzodiazepines — in their systems. Further study has scientists speculating that these anti-anxiety drugs are having an…