Monday, March 10, 2008

Health officials find drugs like steroids in water supply


41 Million Homes in 20 Metro Areas are effected by trace amounts of perscription and non-perscription Drugs. Ibuprofen, Steroids, Anti-Depressants, all of the above and others found when health officials checked. 2004-2006 Study says Grand Rapids is able to filter most of the contaminents but not all. Drugs are usually not entirely absorbed by the body, and pass through urination. Then they end up back into the blood-stream. Additional drugs are dumped straight down the drain. Anti-Biotics found in the water supply could possibly be hurting the effectiveness of Pro-Biotic Bacteria used to filter the water. Health officials are looking into the issue to make sure that this is not a serious health risk.

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