"It is important for Virginia residents to use our website as a tool to understand the type and amount of drugs that are present in their local wastewater," said Lisa Colosi, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, who co-led the website development project. ... James Smith of the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a number of students worked on the project as well. ... Drugs get in the water when people flush them or put them through a garbage disposal. An alternate method is to mix them with coffee grounds, kitty litter or other unpalatable su...