Cocktail of drugs including antidepressants is polluting our rivers and streams: Insects are passing the chemicals ... - Daily Mail

Daily MailCocktail of drugs including antidepressants is polluting our rivers and streams: Insects are passing the chemicals ...Daily Mail... to therapeutically-relevant doses.' An international team of researchers sampled six streams in Melbourne, Australia, for 98 pharmaceutical compounds. They measured for common drugs such as antibiotics, antidepressants, antihistamines, and NSAIDs.Drug pollution concentrates in stream bugs, passes to predators in water and on landPhys.OrgPlatypus anxiety: 'Alarming' drug levels found in Melbourne streamsThe AgeBugs are full of our drugs—and they could be getting other critters hooked, tooEnvironmental Health Newsall 6 news articles »