AN AP INVESTIGATION : Pharmaceuticals Found in Drinking Water
DAY 1
PharmaWater I
NYC Water
Research
Metros-A to Z
Metros-By Results
Small Cities
Watersheds
Metabolism
DAY 2
PharmaWater II
PharmaWater-Secrecy
Day 3
PharmaWater III
PharmaWater-Philadelphia Drugs
PharmaWater-Treatments
PharmaWater-Bottled Water
DAY 1
PharmaWater I
PharmaWater-NYC Water
PharmaWater-Research
PharmaWater-Metros-A to Z
PharmaWater-Metros-By Results
PharmaWater-Small Cities
PharmaWater-Watersheds
PharmaWater-Metabolism
DAY 2
PharmaWater II
PharmaWater-Secrecy
DAY 3
PharmaWater III
PharmaWater-Philadelphia Drugs
PharmaWater-Treatments
PharmaWater-Bottled Water
REACTION
March 12: Ill. orders water
testing in reaction to AP
series
March 16: Scientists,
environmentalists, utilities
agree: More testing needed
on drugs in drinking water
April 3: NYC leaders say
city must test drinking water,
responding to AP report
on drugs
April 12: Philadelphia water
officials to address worries
over drugs in water and
corrected data
April 13: On eve of hearings,
White House documents show
feds failing to take action
on drugs in water
April 14: Philadelphia City
Council wants local
and federal action to curb
drugs in drinking water
April 15: Senators rip EPA
over lack of knowledge
on drugs in water
April 15: EPA urges Great
Lakes residents not to
flush old meds
May 6: Water tests reveal
Phoenix water is drug free
May 12:NJ lawmakers
told effects of drugs in
water unknown
May 13: Mass. officials detail
steps to keep pharmaceuticals
from water supply
June 9: Texas town releases
name of drug found in water;
mayor cited terrorism
as reason for secrecy
July 25: Medicine collection
drive on tap
Sept. 11: Recent tests detect
pharmaceuticals in drinking
water of 46 million Americans
Sept. 11: Investigative report
prompts additional tests
and detections
Sept. 14: Health care industry
sends tons of drugs into
nation's wastewater system
Sept. 14: Medical facilities
making uncontrolled releases
of controlled drugs into water
Sept. 14: States lead way
in safely handling drug waste
from health facilities
Sept. 15: Scant advice on
disposal of meds
Sept. 15: Communities prevent
pharmaceutical contamination
with drug takeback
programs
Sept. 15: Guidelines for
disposal of prescription drugs
Sept. 18: House panel
pressed to consider
more tracking of
pharmaceuticals, contaminants
in US waters
Sept. 25: Calif. government
to highlight problems
of flushing pharmaceuticals