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Highlights
Federal Guidelines for Consumers:
Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs (1 pp, 114K About PDF)
Pilot Outreach on Proper Drug Disposal:
Dispose of Medicines, Vitamins and Other Supplements in Frederick County, Maryland (2 pp, 120K, 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:
- improving science;
- improving public understanding;
- identifying partnership and stewardship opportunities; and
- taking regulatory action when appropriate.
Press Release: EPA Continues Work to Understand Potential Impacts of Pharmaceuticals in Water (August 6, 2008)
Managing Unused Pharmaceuticals
- Health Care Industry Study Information Collection Request August 2008
- Interim Report on Unused Pharmaceuticals in the Health Care Industry August 2008
- Universal Waste Rule November 2008
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Fish Tissue
Aquatic Life
- Aquatic Life Criteria for Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Challenges and Recommendations June 2008
Sewage Sludge/Biosolids
Analytical Methods
- PPCP Methods Development August 2008