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Drugs in Drinking Water: New Report Explores Emerging Great Lakes Threats, Solutions

Recent testing of Lake Michigan water has found pharmaceutical byproducts in the water, raising concerns about the potential health threats to people and wildlife for anyone getting drinking water from the Great Lakes.

A new Alliance report calls for more research into the long-term effects of drugs in drinking water and points out the absence of tools available to limit their entrance into the lakes.

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The presence of drug compounds in drinking water is a growing concern for the Great Lakes. Photo: Lloyd DeGrane

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