While some people may wonder about the possible side-effects of antidepressants on the people who are taking them, here’s another thing to consider ... what happens when the residue from those drugs passes through the user’s urine and into the sewage system? As it turns out, it can enter local waterways and affect the fish. Now, researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have developed technology to keep that from happening. .. Continue Reading Wastewater treatment process may keep fish off antidepressants
Section: ecoGizmo
Tags: Environment, Fish, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Medication, Pollution, Sewage, Umea University, Wastewater
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