Prescriptions End Up in Drinking Water
When you open the water faucet in your home, it’s the last thing you’d expect to find in your drinking water. Traces of pharmaceutical drugs have been showing up in water supplies including water coming from Sebago Lake. The calm waters of Sebago Lake, the fresh water supply for thousands of people here in southern Maine. Fed by natural rivers, gently flowing in the lake, but that’s not the only thing that’s made it into the water.
Michele Clements works with the Portland water district. “Confirmation tests discovered trace amounts of ibuprofen and a stain repellent commonly referred to as “pfo”, very trace amounts, however it was disappointing to find,” she said.
Tests submitted by the Portland water district uncovering a growing problem with drinking water supplies. Water experts say the source of the problem is inside the home.
Prescription drugs improperly disposed off, going from your medicine cabinet, down the drain and eventually into your drinking water.
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