Name: Could acesulfame potassium be leaving the bittersweet taste of a toxic environment?
Description: Dr Guiney investigates the environmental fate and effects of low-and no-calorie sweeteners.

Our modern sewage is defined by many potential toxic threats from new chemical compounds we use in our daily lives. One potentially unexpected entrant for this phenomenon is acesulfame potassium (ACE-K), a calorie-free sweetener. As it is not digested by the body, ACE-K is excreted straight into the toilet, arriving in our wastewater and surface water. Dr Patrick Guiney, Principal […]