This discovery follows research published in 2011 which found almost 70 different pharmaceutical drugs in insects and spiders in rivers around Melbourne, Australia. Commenting on the finding, the researchers expressed concern that trout and other predators which feed on the bugs are being exposed to daily doses of some drugs, such as antidepressants, that are up to half of those prescribed to humans. Published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the study added to growing evidence that the pharmaceutical industry is having a dangerous impact on food chains, water supplies, and the environment.
Worldwide the picture is little different. An analysis published in 2022 revealed that over 40 percent of the world’s rivers may now contain harmful levels of pollution from pharmaceutical drugs. Published in the Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry journal, the study found that around 461 of 1,052 sites monitored across 104 countries had drug concentrations considered to be of concern. Concluding that pharmaceutical pollution is a global problem, the researchers stated that work is urgently needed to reduce concentrations in rivers down to acceptable levels.
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This discovery follows research published in 2011 which found almost 70 different pharmaceutical drugs in insects and spiders in rivers around Melbourne, Australia. Commenting on the finding, the researchers expressed concern that trout and other predators which feed on the bugs are being exposed to daily doses of some drugs, such as antidepressants, that are up to half of those prescribed to humans. Published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the study added to growing evidence that the pharmaceutical industry is having a dangerous impact on food chains, water supplies, and the environment.
Worldwide the picture is little different. An analysis published in 2022 revealed that over 40 percent of the world’s rivers may now contain harmful levels of pollution from pharmaceutical drugs. Published in the Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry journal, the study found that around 461 of 1,052 sites monitored across 104 countries had drug concentrations considered to be of concern. Concluding that pharmaceutical pollution is a global problem, the researchers stated that work is urgently needed to reduce concentrations in rivers down to acceptable levels.
To learn how our ‘Free Water for All’ campaign is transforming lives in Zimbabwe, see this article on our website.
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