An Associated Press report on CNN has found prescription drug traces in the municipal water of 24 major American cities, including Long Beach. The city’s water supply Last year, the U.S. Conference of Mayors ranked the city’s water among the nation’s Top Five best-tasting, but the A.P. investigation discovered that Long Beach water includes the anti-epileptic phenytoin and the anti-anxiety drug meprobamate. A.P. reports that the federal government does not require tests for drugs in drinking water and Long Beach Water samples no data on drug presence in drinking water—reports finding no violations in other categories are available online under ‘information’. More info (on home filtering and what if any physical effects these trace amounts may have) to come…

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