Water Wheel March/April 2024: Water And Health

Abstract

Safe disposal of unwanted pharmaceuticals a must Pharmaceuticals are chemicals that are used to diagnose, treat or prevent illnesses. It is worth emphasising that life would have been extremely difficult without the availability of these drugs. However, the majority of pharmaceutical users are unfamiliar with the proper disposal measures for unwanted medication. As a result, medicines belonging to diverse therapeutic groups have been discovered in environmental matrices. The presence of these chemicals in the environment is a serious and complex issue that has received considerable attention because pharmaceutical pollution poses distinct risks to human health and ecosystems, including the near extinction of species, the feminization of fish, and the spread of antibiotic resistance. Commonly used ineffective pharmaceutical disposal techniques and negative impacts Most unwanted liquid medications are washed down the sink or flushed down the toilet, whereby they enter water systems and may also end up in drinking water, leading to the unintentional intake of certain drugs.

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