IIT Madras study finds pharmaceutical contaminants in Cauvery river water
The Hindu
Pharmaceutically-active compounds, personal care products, plastics, flame retardants, heavy metals and pesticides pollute the river, a team of researchers has found
A study by researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology - Madras (IIT-M), has found that a range of contaminants including pharmaceutically-active compounds, personal care products, plastics, flame retardants, heavy metals and pesticides pollute the River Cauvery.
Researchers said this indicates a need to regularly monitor the river and its tributaries for pharmaceutical contamination. The contamination is particularly serious, as India is the second-largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in the world, they point out.
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