Thanks to the ongoing studies and researches, which have brought another revelation fact about the presence of pharmaceutical drugs get in drinking water comes out of our taps. Studies have proven that the water we drink consists of many pharmaceutical drugs like pain reliever, anti-depressant, antibiotics, etc.; obviously, whose consumption is not good for us.
So, how do pharmaceutical drugs get in drinking water anyways?
Well, the reason behind this unpleasant truth is the fact that we have finite supply of water. Around 10% of water we use has been recycled. Any toxic material that has entered water source will in due course time end up in someone’s tap. Let us take a closer look.
People take medications to treat their illness. Since, the body absorb only some percentage of these pharmaceutical drugs, the remaining is passed on to their bowel from where they are thrown out of body via urination mechanism. You might be surprised to know that even sewage pipes (of course after treating water once) are dumped into the water reservoirs, streams and rivers.
This river may be a source for drinking water for some community. The water undergoes the filtration mechanism again and is then piped to people’s home. Few of the chemicals are removed during this process. However, what about the remaining drugs? They are still the part of water that comes out of your tap. However gross this may sound but this is the truth!
Other reasons for presence of drugs in drinking water are flushing of expired medicines in the toilets and usage of hormones for the animals in farms – animal waste still contains some traces of hormones given to them.
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