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"Among scientists, these findings have heightened worries about human health risks from decades of constant, low-level exposure to random combinations of drugs. The consequences could include reproductive problems, early onset of puberty, and antibiotic resistance -- but much remains unknown."
If we've be exposed for decades then wouldn't any effects show up in health data from the last few decades? Wouldn't a meta-analysis show a correlation between the beginning of exposure to pharmaceuticals in drinking water and those health issues?report abuse
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