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no_hypocrisy

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1. The subject of pharmaceutical pollution is not stressed enough.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 03:48 AM

Apr 2025

Water treatment plants may remove impurities, but it can't meaningfully remove the myriad of residue from pharmaceuticals in waste water. We are involuntarily taking others' medications with every glass of water.

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The subject of pharmaceutical pollution is not stressed enough. no_hypocrisy Apr 2025 #1