pharmaceuticals

SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater discharges to San Francisco Bay

The issue of water quality in the Delta has become increasingly important in recent years. The drought has made the…

1 year ago

Sewage to sustenance: making reclaimed water ready for crops

A simple solution for cleaning out unhealthy chemicals Plant materials that would otherwise become trash may be the key to…

1 year ago

One fish, two fish, redfish: Drug fish

Photo: Andy Distrubell tested this large redfish caught near Anna Maria Island. Photo: Captain David White. A recently released study…

2 years ago

Researchers identify new toxic byproducts of disinfecting drinking water

Image: When phenols, compounds that are commonly found in drinking water, mix with chlorine, hundreds of unknown, potentially toxic byproducts…

5 years ago

Fourteen Drugs Found in New York City’s Drinking Water

Water samples taken from three upstate watersheds by New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) revealed 14 different drugs,…

5 years ago