IMAGE: During flash flooding, water treatment systems can become overwhelmed, allowing untreated effluent and household chemicals to flow into local...
Cocaine in the water makes eels hyperactive and damages muscles
20 June 2018 Cocaine in the water makes eels hyperactive and damages muscles Eels became hyperactive after time in water...
Anxiety drugs are getting into the water we drink. This is how we could stop them
New research shows that pharmaceutical drugs are not being filtered out of our water systems. Image: Reuters/Srdjan Zivulovic Wastewater treatment...
Antidepressants found in fish brains in Great Lakes region
A rock bass. This stock image may not be republished. Researchers have detected build-ups of human antidepressants in the brains...
Septic systems are a major source of emerging contaminants in drinking water
Credit: Silent Spring Institute A new analysis shows that septic systems in the United States routinely discharge pharmaceuticals, consumer product...