Levels of prescription drugs in lakes and rivers has increased twentyfold in two decades putting wildlife at risk, new research warns. Concentrations of the chemicals in bodies of freshwater across the world has soared to dangerous levels, experts warn. Scroll down for videoLevels of prescription drugs in lakes and rivers has increased twentyfold in two decades - putting wildlife at risk, new research warns. 'But these are often only applicable to places where we already have a lot of information, such as rivers in Europe.' The study published in Environmental Research Letters called for 'more widespread data gathering to measure the problem around the world.'

Source: Daily Mail February 25, 2019 10:48 UTC