SUFB 1259: How Pharmaceuticals are affecting water quality

How To Protect The Ocean · Jan 19, 2022 · 15m

Did you ever wonder what happens to your pee and poo after you flush the toilet? I bet you never thought you would read those words on this podcast, but the fact of the matter is our water quality is dependent on how well our sewage treatment plants can stop nasty stuff that we excrete from getting into our waterways, including the ocean.

Mongabay posted a great editorial about how the world is dealing with preventing pharmaceutical waste that we excrete from getting into our water. It doesn't look like we are doing a great job.

Many places around the world cannot treat their sewage with the…