How to monitor wastewater for antiretroviral drugs (IMAGE)
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Everywhere people live, medicines end up in wastewater. Also, one person’s wastewater is often mixed into another person’s drinking water. This happens particularly in rural areas. This is where wastewater treatment plants discharge treated water into the nearest rivers and streams. But most countries don't regulate the levels of pharmaceuticals in wastewater. UJ researchers developed a method to detect two HIV drugs in wastewater and river water. It is so simple and cost-effective, laboratories can regularly monitor for the antiretrovirals. The method also works for potable water from water treatment plants. The research from the University of Johannesburg appears at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmpm.2021.100559
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Graphic by Therese van Wyk, University of Johannesburg.
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