Pharmaceutical drugs have become so common in our lives that they sometimes appear in surprising locations. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon’s Steinbrenner Institute, which focuses on environmental science research and safe environmental practices and policies, have performed extensive work in determining the effects of pharmaceuticals in public water supplies.
David Dzombak, a professor in the civil and environmental engineering department and faculty director of the Steinbrenner Institute, expressed concern at the inability of waste water treatment plants to remove these pharmaceutical compounds. Although he has performed no specific research in this area, he has worked closely with interdisciplinary departments exploring water quality problems.
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