Drugged Water?

UNDATED (AP) - An Associated Press investigation has found a
vast array of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supplies of at
least 41 million Americans.
They include antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and
sex hormones, as well as over-the-counter pain medicines.
The concentrations are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per
billion or trillion. That's far below the levels of a medical dose.
But some scientists are worried about the long-term consequences
to human health.
Researchers don't yet understand the exact risks from decades of
exposure to combinations of low levels of pharmaceuticals. But
recent studies have found alarming effects on human cells and
wildlife.
In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that
drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major
metropolitan areas -- from Southern California to Northern New
Jersey, from Detroit to Louisville, Kentucky.
Utilities insist their water is safe.