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Amy Guijt

Dissolve Medicine in Water

A fish’s behavioural changes may be linked to a bladder infection due to the use of medicine by people! Every year, large quantities of medicine residues enter surface waters in the Netherlands. It is difficult to determine exactly what the consequences are below the surface, but there is no doubt that an aquatic ecosystem is at risk in areas where high concentrations of medicine residues are found. How can we care for ourselves as well as our environment?

Sources
RIVM
https://www.rivm.nl/publicaties/medicijnresten-en-waterkwaliteit-update
Rijksoverheid
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/geneesmiddelen/medicijnresten-in-water
Drinkwater platform
https://www.drinkwaterplatform.nl/medicijnresten-in-water/

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