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YOUR DRUGS IN YOUR WATER
Pharmaceuticals and other toxins have been found in lakes like this one, Lake Champlain. (Photo by Kinna Ohman)
Less than ten years ago, the U.S. Geological Survey found household drugs and chemicals in almost every body of water they sampled. Each year since then, at least twenty studies come out showing these chemicals can affect the hormone systems of wildlife - and some studies have begun to look at effects on humans. Kinna Ohman reports that, despite all this, little has been done to address the issue:
The USGS on measuring toxins in water
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Producer: Kinna Ohman
Release Date: October 15, 2007
Running Time: 3:37