Only about half of the prescription drugs and other newly emerging contaminants in sewage are removed by treatment plants. (scientificamerican.com)
The Cuomo administration said one - third of New Yorkers, or about 6.5 million people, rely on water systems that do not require the testing of emerging contaminants such as perflurooctanoic acid, which poisoned the water in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh. (politico.com)
But more than two years after a water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls focused attention on the issue, the governor's administration has yet to implement new testing requirements for emerging contaminants in drinking water. (politico.com)