Putting hospitals on notice.
As scientific advances make it possible to detect chemicals in smaller and smaller concentrations in water, traces of pharmaceuticals are increasingly being found. And regulators are stepping in to monitor how hospitals are disposing of their drugs. "I think healthcare facilities are concerned about flushing but don't really understand what alternatives are available to them," says Janet Goodwin, of the EPA, left.
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