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Drugs Polluting World’s Water Supply

Dumping drugs down the toilet or drain doesn’t get rid of the drug pollution problem; it only moves it to another location, and the toxins in those drugs can return in your water or in the fertilizer used to grow food. Wastewater treatment plants that receive liquid waste or sewage from pharmaceutical factories treat and discharge that water into waterways, rivers and streams, causing harm to fish and other aquatic life, according to Stat News. It’s not just the drug companies...