A Prescription for Protecting Groundwater
This article describes a Wisconsin group's experience in organizing a pharmaceutical collection program.

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AP Probe Finds Drugs in Drinking Water
A vast array of pharmaceuticals (AP) -- including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones - have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an...

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Are Pharmaceuticals in Your Watershed?
This article describes USGS studies on the fate of pharmaceuticals and other organic waste contaminants in streams.

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Conflicting Public Policies: Why is It So Hard to Keep Pharmaceuticals Out of the Water?
This May 2007 issue of Water Resources IMPACT discusses the public policies that relate to the disposal of pharmaceuticals. It also discusses pharmaceutical take back programs.

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Discussion Paper on Pharmaceutical Disposal to Sewer Systems
This white paper has been prepared to initiate a regional dialogue regarding pharmaceutical disposal to the sewer system. It provides an overview of research on pharmaceuticals in the environment and...

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Dr. J. Kent Crawford - Studies on Pharmaceuticals in Pennsylvania Waterways
Dr. J. Kent Crawford, Water Quality Specialist for the Pennsylvania Water Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey, was the guest presenter recently at an Environmental Forum hosted by the Joint A...

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Drug Traces Common in Tap Water
A vast array of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones -- have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Ass...

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Drug traces turn up in source waters for nation's biggest city
Research studies have turned up minute amounts of more than 15 drugs or their byproducts in several pristine-looking rivers, a reservoir, and aqueducts feeding the country's biggest water system.

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Drugs Are in the Water. Does It Matter?
This New York Times article discusses pharmaceuticals and personal care products which are characterized as "emerging contaminants" by the EPA.

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Drugs in Our Water
This brochure provides a brief overview of the pharmaceutical and personal care product pollution problem and suggests ways that consumer can help reduce this problem.

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