The health of the St. Lawrence waterway threatened by cocktail of drugs

A new study by researchers at Université de Montréal has revealed yesterday that medications used to treat certain types of cancer (Methotrexate and cyclophosphamide), high cholesterol (Bezafibrate) and hypertension (Enalapril) were found in the St. Lawrence river, upstream and downstream from Montreal.  Although only two of the three compounds found in the raw wastewater were [...]