A recent study performed by two members of the Associated Press revealed that there may be more in the nation's drinking water than just chlorine. According to Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza and Justin Pritchard the US drinking water is contaminated with "an array of pharmaceuticals" including, anti-biotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers, heart medications and sex  hormones.  The March 9, 2008 investigative study showed that the contaminated water supply has the potential to impact on at least 41 million people.  The study was held over five months and discovered drugs in 24 major cities including New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, California, Louisville and many others.

The report says that the nation's utility companies are committed to providing clean water.  They say that the water is safe.  Authorities insist that the quantities of these pharmaceuticals are small "far below the levels of a medical dose" environmentalists and social activists worry that long termed exposure of even tiny amounts can be detrimental.

    "What people have to consider that even though the report says that the levels of these pharmaceuticals are below the level of a medical dose, continued exposure to these drugs over a long period of time has to have a negative impact on the human condition.  Consider the fact that a lot of mothers use tap water when mixing their babies formulas.  The babies are ingesting these drugs during a period when their brains and other important internal organs are developing.  If a baby continues to be exposed to a mood altering drug in low doses over a long period of time it has to impact on their behavior once they reach school age.  Perhaps, this is the reason why the nation's youth is going berserk and exposing addictive behavior at younger ages.  Maybe exposure to the sex hormones in water is causing our youngsters and teens to be more aggressive sexually and explains the rise in sexual behavior at the alarming ages found in our society today,"  Joseph Jannice from the Clean Water Project said.

 What Williams suspects in terms of sexual activity is supported by one report.  Researchers in Boulder, Colorado made a startling discovery in their rivers and streams.  As it turns out male fish are developing female organs (see Fish Study).  Research associate John Woodling has been involved in studying the environment since  1973.  He said that he was frightened by current metamorphosis.  The strange fish have been found in three of Colorado's rivers downstream from sewage treatment plants.  The problem is too much estrogen in the water supply.  Denver's authorties report that the nation cannot remove all of the estrogen from the water supply.  There is also a problem with the influx of detergents and soaps, because they can mimic estrogen.  These estrogen mimickers (EM)are said by scientists and physicians to be possible causes of eye, kidney, liver and reproductive problems.  EM's are also produced by paint, rubber, cosmetics and plastics.  Europe has banned estrogen mimickers and Canada is now reviewing whether to ban them in that country.  EM's are found in 80% of America's streams it 30 states.  Dr. David O. Norris of the University of Colorado, Boulder stated that if people ingest the chemicals and absorb them that they would add to whatever normal hormones already present in the body.