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Rivers polluted by our medicines

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  • 16 February 2022
  • John Poté
    • Sciences, UNIGE
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Researchers from around the world have analyzed 258 rivers to map drug pollution, and the results are alarming: more than a quarter of the sites have concentrations that are potentially toxic to humans and the environment.

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