Wednesday, September 17, 2008

AP Report "How the health care industry dumps unused drugs into our water"

From Foster's Daily Democrat:

EDITOR'S NOTE — The health care industry is contributing to the contamination of our nation's drinking water supplies by dumping tons of unused drugs annually, an Associated Press investigation finds. First of a two-part series.
By JEFF DONN, MARTHA MENDOZA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD
Associated Press Writers

U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America's drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation.

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