Resources
Informational Brochures
West Virginia Consumer Drug Return Partnership Brochure
Do you Have a Deadly Drain?
Know What is in Your Rivers, Your Drinking Water and Your Body
If you have more in-depth questions about a particular issue caused by pharmaceuticals in our environment the following links provide a good starting point for further research.
Drug Waste Harms Fish - 2011 Nature article describing the effects of human medications on fish
AP Investigative Report-Interactive Guide to Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water - Interactive application designed to allow the user to understand how pharmaceuticals end up in our drinking water
USGS Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater - USGS what’s in the wastewater and where is it going
CDC-Biomonitoring Toxins in Humans - the Center for Disease Control’s website dedicated to biomonitoring of toxins in humans
EPA-PPCPS in the Environment - the EPA website on pharmaceuticals and personal care products, information on what they are and the problems posed by them in the environment, also information on how to best dispose of the products
Illinois and Indiana Sea Grant Toolkit for Teaching Content on Pharmaceuticals in the Classroom - Illinios and Indiana Sea Grant, includes curriculum for introducing pharmaceutical take-back content into the classroom
NOAA-Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Database - National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration’s directory of pharmaceuticals in the environment, database can be searched through chemical name and class
Tufts-Antibiotic Use and Over-use - information on antibiotic use and over-use, includes information on how antibiotics effect the environment and human health
Making Environmentally Healthy Decisions
The following links provide consumers with healthy alternatives to common chemical products. Information on personal care products (ie shampoo, lotion, cleaners) and their ingredients are listed to help you chose the best product for you, your family and the environment.
BPA Free - BPA, or Bisphenol-A, is a hormone-disrupting chemical considered to be potentially harmful to human health and the environment. It is known that scratched and worn polycarbonate feeding bottles will leach this chemical into liquids. This Website guides consumers towards purchases that are BPA free
US Department of Health and Human Services - Health and Safety Information ofor Household Products - database of household products and their ingredient lists. Guides consumers towards environmentally healthy purchases
EWG - Toxins in Everyday Products - Environmental Working Group, general information about toxins in everyday products
EWG-Humantoxome: Trackin Toxins in the Human Body - the EWG site dedicated to tracking toxins in human bodies, this includes pharmaceuticals introduced VIA drinking water
EWG-Making Safe Cosmetic Purchases - the EWG database containing information on safe cosmetics and a database of cosmetic products and their ingredients
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics-Cosmetic Ingredient Database - activist site to campaign for safe cosmetics as well as a database containing cosmetic ingredient lists.
Washington Toxins Coalition - Making Safe Household Purchases - Environmentally safe products for the home and yard
