Wastewater Monitored For Drug Presence


	Wastewater Monitored For Drug Presence

phatmommy

9-5-2007 9:31 PM

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freedom, government, privacy

phatmommy says:

File this under "It won't be long until the government puts a tap on your sewage pipe and monitors everything you consume."

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					drugs, from cocaine to caffeine, in municipal wastewater and 
					monitor the patterns of drug use in entire communities. 
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					<SPAN class="article_text">The analysis can detect the 
					presence of a long list of illicit drugs, from 
					methamphetamine to Ecstasy and other markers of human 
					presence such as caffeine and cotinine, a break-down product 
					of nicotine from cigarette smoke.  Although wastewater 
					is often tested for contaminants after it is treated as a 
					measure of potential environmental impact, this new approach 
					tests sewage as it enters a wastewater treatment plant, 
					before it is treated, to get a profile of the drugs being 
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