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Pharmaceutical Drug Waste In U.S. Drinking Water

April 11, 2008 By: Lance Category: Ecotoxins, Food Safety, Health, Politics

An Associated Press investigation found pharmaceuticals in nearly ever drinking water supply that they tested, including those of 24 major metropolitan areas across the nation. Nancy Cordes reports.

The reporter mentioned the antidepressant ingredient in Prozac. Fluoxetine, a fluoride compound, is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class of antidepressant, a known endocrine disruptor, meant to treat “clinical depression”. Here we are doing everything we can to live green and toxin free, buying natural soaps and cleaners, rejecting water fluoridation, and we find out the water is even worse than we could have imagined.

This is the source Associated Press link to the article. It has been removed. as you can see.

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1 Comments to “Pharmaceutical Drug Waste In U.S. Drinking Water”


  1. Fluoride is the most used drug in America dispensed via the water supply in a failed attempt to stop tooth decay.
    You can help remove this drug by singing the petition with letters to Congress to stop water fluoridation here

    http://congress.fluorideaction.net

    for more info
    Fluoridation 101
    http://www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof

    http://www.FluorideAction.Net

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