Drugs Found in Sydney Harbour Water Tests

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Drugs including painkillers, anti-depressants found in tests on Sydney Harbour water

Significant levels of strong painkillers and anti-depressants have been found in tests conducted on water samples in Sydney Harbour.

The drugs were found by analysing samples of marine water from 30 sites adjacent to stormwater outlets across the entire Sydney estuary.

Scientist Gavin Birch from the School of Geosciences at the University of Sydney said it was the first time this kind of research had been done in Australia.

Full story: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-07/common-drugs-found-lurking-in-sydney-harbour-water/6599670

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Well known issue with the use of recycled water, which was conveniently ignored when they were red hot to pump treated water back in to our dams 10 years ago.

Waste water treatment only kills pathogens, it does not remove chemicals ( including the drugs we pee out) or all of the nutrients.