1.0 link 188852 <![CDATA[US Water Contaminated By Pharmaceutical Companies, Hospitals, Consumers]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/20/us-water-contaminated-by-_n_188852.html U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water _ contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation.

Hundreds of active pharmaceutical ingredients are used in a variety of manufacturing, including drugmaking: For example, lithium is used to make ceramics and treat bipolar disorder; nitroglycerin is a heart drug and also used in explosives; copper shows up in everything from pipes to contraceptives.

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