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Sulfamethazine is a common veterinary antibiotic. In a study, corn, lettuce, and potato plants all took up sulfamethazine from soils containing the drug.[1] Sulfamethazine was found in the plant leaves as well as in the potato tubers. In the Targeted National Sewage Sludge Survey, an EPA study of 84 sewage sludge samples, 2 contained sulfamethazine.
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An Associated Press investigation found that, of 62 metropolitan areas in the U.S., only 28 tested for pharmaceuticals, and 24 found pharmaceuticals in the drinking water when they tested it.[2] Of those tested, Philadelphia tested positive for Sulfamethazine (as well as 55 other drugs).[3]
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- ↑ "Plants uptake antibiotics: Routine feeding of antibiotics to livestock may be contaminating the environment", Soil Science Society of America, July 11, 2007, Accessed August 11, 2010.
- ↑ AN AP INVESTIGATION : Pharmaceuticals Found in Drinking Water, Associated Press, Accessed September 3, 2010.
- ↑ Pharmawater-Metros-By-Results, Associated Press, Accessed September 3, 2010.
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- "Plants uptake antibiotics: Routine feeding of antibiotics to livestock may be contaminating the environment", Soil Science Society of America, July 11, 2007.
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