ES BS: Facing Environmental Issues, One Episode at a Time The Knotts Podcast

Tune in for a dive (literally) into our wastewater system and how flushed medications may be affecting our world. Associated Press. (2013, February 15). Medicines flushed down toilets hurting fish: Study. CTVNews. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-headlines/medicines-flushed-down-toilets-hurting-fish-study-1.1157882?cache=%2F7.370016
Biello, D. (2013, February 15). Pill to Gill: Antianxiety drugs flushed into water may be making fishes fearless. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antianxiety-drugs-in-flushed-into-water-may-be-making-fishes-fearless/
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Scott, A. (2023, March 27). Cleaning up drugs in wastewater. Chemical & Engineering News. https://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i31/Cleaning-Drugs-Wastewater.html