Even if you're careful, ***** can end up in water
A study in Maine shows that unused or expired medications that are thrown into the trash are showing up in landfill water, potentially putting aquatic life at risk.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection found tiny amounts of discarded ***** in water at three landfills in the state, confirming suspicions that pharmaceuticals thrown into household trash are ending up in landfills.
Officials say the ***** aren't a threat to ******** water supplies, but could pose a risk to aquatic life because the landfill water ends up in rivers after being treated at wastewater treatment plants.
The survey results are being made known as state lawmakers consider a bill that would require **** manufacturers to develop and pay for a program to collect unused ************ and over-the-counter ***** from residents and dispose of them.
