Not all components of birth control medications are processed by a women's body. Some of the birth control drugs are excreted and transported to a sewage treatment plant. At the plant, the chemicals are not broken down and are released to a local waterway.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
Sewage treatment plants are not able to break down most of the medications that we excrete as urine or feces. They end up in local waterways and have unknown effects.
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