Global study finds the extent of pharmaceutical pollution in the world's rivers

World's Rivers Suffer Toxic Levels Of Pharmaceutical Drugs, Study Finds

Pharmaceutical pollution is contaminating water on every continent, including Antarctica - Click the link for more details.

Global study finds record number of pharmaceutical pollutants in Hong Kong river

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Pharmaceutical drugs polluting rivers worldwide

Potentially toxic levels of pharmaceutical drugs have been found in a quarter of river locations examined across the world, a study has found.

Rivers worldwide are being polluted by pharmaceutical drugs, study warns

Pollution poses a risk to freshwater habitats and wildlife, potentially contributing to the build-up of antimicrobial resistance. (Picture: Unsplash)Potentially toxic levels of pharmaceutical drugs have been found in a quarter of river locations examined across the world, a study found.Researchers from around the world surveyed more than 1,000 sites on 258 rivers, from the Thames in London and other UK waterways to the Brazilian Amazon and river…

Potentially toxic levels of pharmaceutical drugs found in rivers across the world

A study involving researchers from around the globe found pharmaceutical pollution in rivers on every continent, with nicotine and cotinine, caffeine and paracetamol turning up everywhere including Antarctica.

‘Toxic’ levels of pharmaceuticals found in quarter of world’s rivers

Potentially toxic levels of pharmaceutical drugs have been found in a quarter of river locations examined across the world, a study has found.