Green | February 11, 2010 | 0 comments

Addressing Unchecked Dumping of Drugs in Waterways

source: http://gmo-journal.com/index.php/2010/02/11/addressing-unchecked-dumping-of-drugs-in-waterways/

Image
GMOJournal
Recently, the Attorney General of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced a groundbreaking agreement with five healthcare facilities that will end the practice of disposing of pharmaceutical wastes, such as, for example, birth control pills, antibiotics, anti-depressants, and heart medications, into waterways. Pharma wastes are identified by the Environmental Protection Agency “contaminants of emerging concern,” and have been linked to multiple health and developmental problems in aquatic animals. Because of the potency of the drugs and their prevalence in our waterways many believe that their presence may also affect human health and addressing this illegal water pollution needs to be a high priority in our governments.

Continue reading:
http://gmo-journal.com/index.php/2010/02/11/addressing-unchecked-dumping-of-drug...
  1. groups:
    Green
  2. tags:
    Health,  Water,  Pollution,  Pharmaceuticals,  4 more
  3.     
    |

0 comments // Addressing Unchecked Dumping of Drugs in Waterways

more from Green:
from the community

top videos