Perspective
Feb. 4, 2010
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Something Can Be Done
With 250 million pounds of pharmaceutical waste disposed of annually, health and environmental impacts must not be ignored, writes George Mannina Jr. of Nossaman.
By George Mannina Jr.
A nationwide study on water quality published in 2002 by the U.S. Geological Survey found 80 percent of 139 streams in 30 states contained pharmaceutical or hormone waste. In March 2008, the Associated Press reported that its five-month investigation of pharmaceuticals in the environment discovered over 100 waste pharmaceuticals in the drinking water of 24 cities serving 41 million Americans. While scientists do not know with certainty the ef...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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