Two thirds of world's rivers are contaminated with drugs

A large study of over 711 sites found the majority of rivers around the world are dangerously contaminated with antibiotics. The University of York study is the largest of its kind to date and involved a team of international scientists. Last month, British Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sally Davies study argued that the rising prevalence of resistant bacteria is just as much an existential crisis as climate change and called on widespread awareness, protest and action. According to the United Nations,...

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