Frontline's "Poisoned Waters" Premiers TONIGHT

Watch it TONIGHT!

Six-legged frogs may seem a better fit for the Sci-Fi Channel than PBS, but these creatures are no product of the imagination. They are a very real reminder that America's waters are poisoned.

In his newest FRONTLINE production, "Poisoned Watersz", two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Hedrick Smith investigates the ongoing threat of water pollution in the United States, and the associated risks to human and environmental health.

The Clean Water Act originally called for our nation's water bodies to be fishable and swimmable by 1985, a deadline that passed - unfulfilled - more than a generation ago. Through Poisoned Waters, Smith reveals that the greatest threats to our waterways could be coming from our medicine cabinets, broom closets and backyards. The chemicals in many every-day products - such as deodorants, skin creams, soaps and prescription drugs - are known as emerging contaminants, and could be responsible for America's six-legged frogs.

Tune in to FRONTLINE's Poisoned Waters on April 21, and dive below the surface to explore the issues of water pollution and environmental protection in the United States. Poisoned Waters premieres Tuesday, April 21, 2009 from 9 - 11 P.M., online and on television. Tune into your local PBS station or watch online.

-Trina-