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Pharma pollution ‘threatens world environment, health’; study

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One in four of the world’s rivers are polluted with potentially toxic levels of pharma compounds, according to a new study. ” The researchers hope that by increasing the monitoring of pharmaceuticals in the environment, they can develop strategies to limit the effects potentially caused by the presence of pollutants. .”

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STAT+: HHS leader on health and climate change talks health sector emissions and heat emergencies

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And I found that the burning of fossil fuel’s producing pollution, especially air pollution, that’s causing disease.” ” Even though transportation and environment and infrastructure and supply chain and medicine seem to be separate sectors of the economy, they all affect each other.

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As respiratory diseases rise, EPA tightens air quality standards

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday more aggressive air quality standards for particulate matter, pollutants small enough to be inhaled and cause respiratory illness and other disease. Read the rest…

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Why EPA’s long-awaited proposal on two ‘forever chemicals’ is bound to be controversial

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By the end of this year , the Environmental Protection Agency has promised to propose new national drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS, two of the most studied pollutants among the thousands of compounds known as PFAS, or, more colloquially, “forever chemicals.” Read the rest…

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Monitoring pharmaceuticals in the environment

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What are the three main challenges of monitoring pharmaceuticals in the environment? Andreas Häner (AH): Roche, along with other pharmaceutical companies, acknowledges concerns about pharmaceuticals in the environment (PiE). Moreover, regulatory changes will lead to more stringent quality standards and increased reporting requirements.

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Japanese drugmakers make greener packaging pledge

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The collaboration comes as the pharma industry is increasingly having to face up to its impact on the environment, after years of avoiding scrutiny of its impact as a major manufacturer of goods. ” They also hope to recruit other companies to the collaboration in order to broaden its impact.

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Consensus statement on climate change and respiratory health issued by European Respiratory Society

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Professor Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, chair of the ERS Environment and Health Committee and professor of environmental epidemiology at the University of Copenhagen, who was one of the authors, said: ‘As respiratory doctors and nurses, we need to be aware of these new risks and do all we can to help alleviate patients’ suffering.

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