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For consumers: Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs (95 K, 1 pp., About PDF)

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are being discovered in our Nation's waters at very low concentrations. Pharmaceuticals refer to prescription and over-the-counter therapeutic drugs and veterinary drugs. Personal care products refer to products used for personal and cosmetic reasons such as soaps, fragrances, and cosmetics.

We are responding to the issues of PPCPs in water with a four-pronged strategy aimed at:

  1. improving science;
  2. improving public understanding;
  3. identifying partnership and stewardship opportunities; and
  4. taking regulatory action when appropriate.

Press Release: EPA Continues Work to Understand Potential Impacts of Pharmaceuticals in Water (August 6, 2008)

Managing Unused Pharmaceuticals
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Fish Tissue
Aquatic Life
Sewage Sludge/Biosolids
Analytical Methods
Other

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Water Science and Technology | PPCPs | Research and Development

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