World’s Rivers Contaminated With ‘Dangerous Levels of Antibiotics,’ Major Study Finds

World’s Rivers Contaminated With ‘Dangerous Levels of Antibiotics,’ Major Study Finds
The Thames River in London, on Aug. 6, 2018. Jack Taylor/Getty Images
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Hundreds of the world’s rivers are awash with “dangerous levels of antibiotics,” the largest global study on the subject has found.

The study, which examined the levels of 14 commonly used antibiotics at 711 sites in 72 countries, found that 65 percent of those sites are contaminated with the drugs.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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