Citizens for the Lake and Rivers Water Quality Monitoring Program.
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products are emerging contaminants of concern in aquatic ecosystems. Their presence in local waterways signals societal impacts on our natural resources providing a direct link between consumerism and water quality. Approximately 70 Pharmaceuticals and personal care products were targeted by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry including antibiotics, antimicrobials, antifungals, cholesterol lowering drugs, pesticides, psychotropic medications, pain killers, opioids, illegal drugs, and active ingredients of common cooking spices.
Data updated March 12, 2018
