Melanie Zoltan writes the Boston Home Improvement Blog for HomeStars.com. She lives in the metroWest Boston area and enjoys the Big Dig, putting a chair on the street to mark her parking spot during snow storms, driving on 128 during rush hour, and rotaries. 
Pharmaceuticals found in U.S. drinking water. What about Boston?
According to the Associated Press:
An array of pharmaceuticals - including antibiotics, anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers, and sex hormones - have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation found.
'We recognize it is a growing concern, and we're taking it very seriously,' said Benjamin Grumbles, assistant administrator for water at the federal EPA.
The concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. And utilities insist that their water is safe.
Boston is one of 34 major metropolitan centers that have not been tested for the presence of these pharmaceuticals. Municipal water professionals across the country have issued statements concerning the safety of public water supplies.
Learn more about having your home water supply tested here.
According to the AP and many water specialists, reverse osmosis systems are the only water treatment process that can eliminate the trace pharmaceuticals from home water supplies; you can find information on water filtration and purification specialists here.
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