NEW YORK — The June 4 issue of Newsweek tackles the subject of how compounds known as “emerging contaminants,” such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and antibacterial soaps, are impacting drinking water supplies nationwide.
In the article, author Anne Underwood notes how new technology is making it possible for scientists to screen for traces of compounds at levels that were previously undetectable — and that scientists are finding traces of just about everything for which they are looking.
Scientists are concerned with endocrine disruptors, chemical compounds that mimic hormones when they enter the body, the article said.
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