U.S. Geological Survey Of Streams Finds Triclosan, Certain OTC Drugs
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Antimicrobial disinfectant triclosan is one of the more "frequently detected" organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) in susceptible water resources, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study published in the March issue of Environmental Science & Technology
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