A vast array of pharmaceuticals -- includingantibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizersand sex hormones -- have been found in the drinkingwater supplies of at least 41 million Americans,an Associated Press investigation shows.To be sure, the concentrations of thesepharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantitiesof parts per million, billion and/or trillion,theoretically far below the levels of a medicaldose. Also, utilities insist their water is safe.But the presence of so many prescription drugs --and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophenand ibuprofen -- in so much of our drinking...
