Thursday, 24 September 2015

Summary of Article: Pharmaceutical Disposal

In the article "Pharmaceutical Disposal" by Burch (2015), he discussed about the rising concern of water pollution in United States due to the improper ways of drug disposal. He also mentioned the act of "flushing unwanted or unused medications" as a factor due to common practice and absence of drug filtration in "wastewater treatment plants". Although the effect on humans are unclear, negative effect on "fish and aquatic life" have been proven. However, the severity of the issue is still uncertain due to the lack of regulation and/or policies in place. At the end, the author also presented a possible solution to be the prevention of "flushing drugs" by providing "access to safe and convenient pharmaceutical disposal options".





Burch, LW. (2015, March 4). Pharmaceutical Disposal. Retrieved from: http://www.citizenscampaign.org/campaigns/pharmaceutical-disposal.asp

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  1. Cedric Wong25 September 2015 at 10:14

    - "New York, Connecticut and the nation" >> can be referred as United States
    - improper way of drug disposal >> improper ways
    -"due to it's common practice" >> due to a common practice
    -"However the severity" >> However, the severity (use a comma after however)
    -"At the end Burch (2015)" >> At the end, the author

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