USGS Study Finds Pharmaceuticals in Groundwater

According to a recent study of an effluent-dominated creek, contaminants from treated municipal wastewater can leak into shallow groundwater.

Pharmaceuticals and other contaminants from treated municipal wastewater can travel into shallow groundwater following their release to streams, according to a recent USGS study. The research was conducted at Fourmile Creek, a small, wastewater-dominated stream near Des Moines,...

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