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Prescription Drugs in Drinking Water
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Air date: December 27, 2009
Host: Barbara Lewis
Interview: Suzanne Rudzinski, Deputy Director, Office of Science and Technology, Environmental Protection Agency
The FDA and the EPA have joined forces to protect the water supply from contamination by prescription drugs.
Today Barbara Lewis chats with Suzanne Rudzinski, the EPA's Deputy Director in the Office of Science and Technology.
Rudzinsky says that the agency is responding to the discovery that chemicals from some medications have been found in trace amounts in some of the nation's drinking water.
Additional Resources:
- The Food and Drug Administration provides info on safe disposal of medicines, including a "flush list."
