Wednesday 8 January 2020

Scottish project tackles pills' 'environmental impact'

Scottish project tackles pills' 'environmental impact' A new Scottish health project aims to tackle potential harm caused to the environment by pharmaceuticals.

An estimated 100 million treatments are prescribed every year in Scotland.

After a pill passes through a person's body, some of its compounds reach rivers, lochs and the sea because waste water plants cannot filter them out.

While the project team say there is no evidence of a risk to the public, they warn of possible threats to marine wildlife. BBC News

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