Crops absorb pharmaceuticals from sewage sludge spread on farmlands

Agricultural crops can absorb pharmaceuticals found in the water used to irrigate them or the sewage sludge used to fertilize them, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Toledo-Ohio and published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. When humans consume pharmaceuticals, active traces of those drugs are excreted in their feces … Continue reading Crops absorb pharmaceuticals from sewage sludge spread on farmlands