Wednesday, August 22, 2007

easier than doing it in a cup

Wastewater facilities are wonderful places to understand what humans consume and excrete.
-Jennifer Field, environmental toxicology professor, Oregon State
Wired News - AP News

Apparently, using just a teaspoon of water from the sewage plant, community urinalysis can be used to see what drugs people are taking, track the spread of drugs across the country, and judge potential harm to rivers and lakes from legal pharmaceuticals. And darn it, it's just fun.

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