A new monitoring system that would help scientists better estimate when and where hypoxia, or "dead zones," may occur, is being tested in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Photo By Doug Wilson)
Hey Deborah, thank you for the question. If not properly disposed of, medicine that enters the water can certainly have a negative impact on local streams, rivers and the Bay. The Environmental Protection Agency has guidelines related to disposing medicine: https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/collecting-and-disposing-unwanted-medicines. Penn State Extensions also has information related to the topic: https://extension.psu.edu/pharmaceutical-disposal-and-water-quality. Hope this helps!
A hospital where I worked in south central Pa disposes of its unused narcotics down the drain. Will that have an effect on the Bay ?
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Hey Deborah, thank you for the question. If not properly disposed of, medicine that enters the water can certainly have a negative impact on local streams, rivers and the Bay. The Environmental Protection Agency has guidelines related to disposing medicine: https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/collecting-and-disposing-unwanted-medicines. Penn State Extensions also has information related to the topic: https://extension.psu.edu/pharmaceutical-disposal-and-water-quality. Hope this helps!
A hospital where I worked in south central Pa disposes of its unused narcotics down the drain. Will that have an effect on the Bay ?
Thank you!
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