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      Tons of drugs dumped into wastewater

      Posted by Jeff from Huffington Post

      U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America's drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation.

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    • Feds not addressing drugs in water

      Posted by Jeff from Feeds.feedburner

      A White House task force that was supposed to devise a federal plan to research the issue of pharmaceuticals in drinking water has missed its deadline and failed to produce mandated reports and recommendations for coordination among numerous federal agencies, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

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      Taking on Third World water

      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

      Already renowned for its ability to find low-cost, practical solutions to the health problems of the world's poor, PATH is now taking on water quality with a $17 million, five-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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