Drugs in the Water? Don’t Blame Students
Christine Vatovec is being called a “myth buster” for her study on pharmaceuticals in urban wastewater.
Her research, published in Science of the Total Environment, showed that – contrary to popular opinion – flushed pills are not a major source of pharmaceutical...
Drugs in the Water? Don’t Blame the Students
With nearly sixty percent of American adults now taking prescription medications—from antidepressants to cholesterol treatments—there is growing concern about how many drugs are flowing through wastewater treatment facilities and into rivers and lakes.
Pharmaceuticals in Burlington’s Water
Burlington wastewater entering Lake Champlain has concentrations of pharmaceuticals high enough to reflect changes in population, environmental health researcher Christine Vatovec finds.