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  2. Environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care ...

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    In 2022, the most comprehensive study of pharmaceutical pollution of the world's rivers finds that it threatens "environmental and/or human health in more than a quarter of the studied locations". It investigated 1,052 sampling sites along 258 rivers in 104 countries, representing the river pollution of 470 million people.

  3. Environmental persistent pharmaceutical pollutant - Wikipedia

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    In Sweden, industry together with universities and the health care sector has developed a method for environmental risk assessment and environmental classification of drugs. [6] [7] Environmental risk refers to the risk of toxicity to the aquatic environment. It is based on the ratio between predicted environmental concentration of the ...

  4. Environmental health policy - Wikipedia

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    Environmental health risk factors include: climate change, air and water pollution, some chemicals and biological agents, noise, radiation, unsafe workplaces, poor agricultural practices and built environments. [3] Environmental health policy can be implemented at many levels of government, including the municipal, state and international ...

  5. Drug pollution - Wikipedia

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    One extreme example of drug pollution was found in India in 2009 in an area where pharmaceutical manufacturing activity is concentrated. [23] Not all pharmaceutical manufacturing contributes to the problem. In places where environmental law and regulation are adequately enforced, the wastewater from the factories is cleaned to a safe level. [23]

  6. Simple Monitors Can Prevent Air Pollution-Related Illness

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    Levels of pollution can vary dramatically within just a few miles. In the U.S, there is only one monitor in the Environmental Protection Agency’s network for every 750 square miles. In India, it ...

  7. Environmental health - Wikipedia

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    Pediatric environmental health is based on the recognition that children are not “little adults.” Infants and children have unique patterns of exposure and vulnerabilities. Environmental risks of infants and children are qualitatively and quantitatively different from those of adults. Pediatric environmental health is highly interdisciplinary.

  8. Opinion - Can America decarbonize without regulations? Under ...

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    They include a suite of regulations the EPA finalized last April to “significantly reduce climate, air, water, and land pollution from the power sector.” Trump also wants to repeal the most ...

  9. Regulation and monitoring of pollution - Wikipedia

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    To protect the environment from the adverse effects of pollution, many nations worldwide have enacted legislation to regulate various types of pollution as well as to mitigate the adverse effects of pollution. At the local level, regulation usually is supervised by environmental agencies or the broader public health system.