GLRPPR Sector Resource: Drugging the Waters: How An Aging Population and Our Growing Addiction to Pharmaceuticals May Be Poisoning Our Rivers

Title:
Drugging the Waters: How An Aging Population and Our Growing Addiction to Pharmaceuticals May Be Poisoning Our Rivers

Abstract:
Written by Elizabeth Royte, this article from the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) OnEarth Magazine discusses the issue of pharmaceutical contamination of waterways and the potential implications. This article is also available in PDF format at the URL listed here.

URL:
http://www.nrdc.org/OnEarth/06fal/waters1.asp

Source:
NRDC OnEarth Magazine, Fall 2006

Resource Type:
Article/report

Date of Publication:
2006

Associated Sectors:

• Consumer Information & Resources
• Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care Product (PPCP) Wastes & Impacts
• Water & Wastewater