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EPA launches yearlong study screening water for abortion drugs

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC · How we work

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EPA launched a drinking-water study to test for mifepristone and misoprostol.
It will sample several metropolitan systems and screen for over 1,400 pharmaceuticals, pesticides, chemicals.
EPA expects the study to run a year and publish results in reports and peer-reviewed literature.
Environmental scientists dispute Students for Life of America claim that more than 50 tons of abortion-drug waste enter water systems annually.

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Story summary

EPA launched a drinking-water study to test for mifepristone and misoprostol.
It will sample several metropolitan systems and screen for over 1,400 pharmaceuticals, pesticides, chemicals.
EPA expects the study to run a year and publish results in reports and peer-reviewed literature.
Environmental scientists dispute Students for Life of America claim that more than 50 tons of abortion-drug waste enter water systems annually.