Artificial sweeteners found in river water and drinking supplies – latimes.com

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“Though this research was done in Canada I have not doubt you’ll find the same thing in our waters as well along with other things like prescription meds. Another reason you should be drinking Reverse Osmosis purified water.”  Admin

Canadian researchers think they have found a great way to trace the travels of treated sewage after it is discharged into rivers: Follow the artificial sweeteners. The scientists found elevated concentrations of four sweeteners – cyclamate, saccharin, sucralose, and acesulfame – in water samples collected along the length of the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. Commonly used in diet drinks, the sweeteners got into the Grand by way of the 30 sewage treatment plants that empty into the river and its tributaries.

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