According to a recent study, that attitude is putting both the environment and people at risk.
Roughly 40 per cent of Canadian parents throw unwanted medication in the garbage in a practice that puts both aquatic ecosystems and human health at risk, says a new poll.
That’s largely due to aging and growing populations, a rise in chronic illness, and changing clinical practice. Ross says, for years, there has been strong evidence in London’s River Thames of fish species experiencing a broad feminization down water from wastewater plants. And while it’s hard to pinpoint sources, part of the effect could be from estrogen in birth control.
Some drugs will stimulate a fish. Narcotics will make them dopey. Immunosuppressants used in organ transplants could lower a species' ability to fend off disease.