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MEDICATIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENT

Organization
Web Address
Title
American Water Works Association
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Drinking Water
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products as Environmental Pollutants
Teleosis
Green Pharmacy Program
Washington State University
WSU Students Report: Life Down the Drain - Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment
Water Environment Research Foundation
http://werf.org/
Click on "Research Center - Fact Sheets" on the home page
then click on "Endocrine Disrupting Compounds"

WERF Factsheet: Endocrine Disrupting Compounds and Implications for Wastewater Treatment
Western City Magazine
Keeping Surface Waters Drug Free: The New Water Quality Challenge

DISPOSAL OF HOUSEHOLD MEDICATIONS

Organization
Web Address
Title
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Household Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste Management Program
California
Integrated Waste Management Board
Where to Dispose Home-Generated Pharmaceuticals in California
The Costco Connection
http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/200506/
Click on "Pages" and click on page 12 (or go page by page using arrows)
Trash, don't flush
Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality
A Remedy for Prescription Drug Disposal
Minnesota
Department of Environmental Assistance
Pharmaceutical Waste:
Disposing of Unwanted Medications
Northeast Recycling Council
Northeast Recycling Council
Washington State
Department of Ecology
Managing Pharmaceutical Waste

OTHER INFORMATION

Organization
Web Address
Title
California
Department of Health Services
September 23, 2003
Sewer Disposal of Pharmaceutical Waste (from medical facilities)
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