Here's a peculiar twist on the water cycle. Apparently scientists are able to determine drug use in towns and cities simply by testing for trace amounts of various legal and illegal drugs in the wastewater of any given community. It seems that drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy, and methamphetamines, not to mention prescription drugs, are fairly regular guests in our un-treated water. Researchers predict tests like this will be a more accurate indicator of large-scale drug use than the good old fashioned questionaire. This is great from a social point of view, but what happens to this stuff after the water treatment plant? After the research? Is this why my tap water tastes funny? Water just ain't what it used to be.
On the brighter side, I'm sure the big beverage companies are working overtime to harness this new phenomenon and create the next generation of best-selling "bottled water".
On the brighter side, I'm sure the big beverage companies are working overtime to harness this new phenomenon and create the next generation of best-selling "bottled water".
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