A new study shows troubling levels of pharmaceutical pollution in the St. Lawrence River and its largest tributaries, especially near and downstream of urban areas. Some of the compounds detected even pose a moderate-to-high risk to aquatic organisms when there's chronic exposure.
I think billions can accomplish a lot. Installing new water treatment technology isn’t solving the problem. Meds are used in places where this advanced water cleaning tech will never be available.
It needs to start at the drugs, and save us all a lot of grief downstream.
Do I think it’s trivial? Not at all, but I’m sure governments can pressure the industry to do more.