Researchers from Robert Gordon University with Scottish Water published a new review on the role of septic tanks as an important source of pharmaceutical pollution in the water environment. Septic tanks are an understudied but frequently employed decentralised wastewater treatment system in remote and rural areas of Scotland. Pharmaceuticals and other organic contaminants cannot be … Continue reading A critical review of septic tanks as a pathway for active pharmaceutical ingredients to the aquatic environment – existing knowledge and future perspectives on their monitoring and management
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Environmentally Safe and Just Pharmacy: A Framework and Action Plan for Operating within the Earth System Boundary for Novel Entities
A new publication in Environmental Science and Technology proposes a novel framework for Environmentally Safe and Just Pharmacy, establishing 4 overarching criteria and 12 sub-criteria designed to ensure that the pharmaceutical lifecycle is environmentally safe and just from a novel entities perspective. A 10-point roadmap for a transition to a sustainable future by 2050 is … Continue reading Environmentally Safe and Just Pharmacy: A Framework and Action Plan for Operating within the Earth System Boundary for Novel Entities
Publication: From medicine cabinets to ecosystems: a Europe-wide assessment of household pharmaceutical waste disposal practices
A new study published in Frontiers in Pharmacology provides a unique, expert-based overview from 35 European countries on how household pharmaceutical waste is managed in practice. Members of the OHBP contributed to the pan-European study and were involved in the stakeholder engagement activities to provide expertise and resources on medicine waste disposal practices in Scotland … Continue reading Publication: From medicine cabinets to ecosystems: a Europe-wide assessment of household pharmaceutical waste disposal practices
Webinar: Safe disposal of unused medicines — A One Health Approach for National Systems
The United Nations Environment Programme, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, the Geneva Environment Network, and other key partners, is organizing a series of events to raise awareness and share best practices, challenges and opportunities to address the issue of medicines waste. This webinar is part of the “Addressing Pharmaceuticals in the Environment through a Lifecycle … Continue reading Webinar: Safe disposal of unused medicines — A One Health Approach for National Systems
The Environment Strategy for Scotland – ‘An integrated approach to achieve our vision’
The Scottish Government have published the updated Environment Strategy for Scotland, alongside the Circular Economy Strategy and Climate Change Plan (2026-40). The Environment Strategy is designed to create an integrated framework for Scotland's environment and climate policies, and aims to support a whole-of-government approach for fulfilling Scotland's role in tackling the global crises of nature … Continue reading The Environment Strategy for Scotland – ‘An integrated approach to achieve our vision’
Health Care Without Harm Webinar: Managing the water footprint of the healthcare sector: Strategies to minimise pharmaceutical pollution
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) will host an open webinar exploring how the healthcare sector can manage it's water footprint and ways to minimise pharmaceutical pollution in hospital wastewater through sustainable waste management. Date and time: Apr 9 (10:00 GMT) Registration link: Webinar Registration - Zoom Description: While pharmaceuticals are vital to patient recovery, their … Continue reading Health Care Without Harm Webinar: Managing the water footprint of the healthcare sector: Strategies to minimise pharmaceutical pollution
Prioritisation and Risk Evaluation of Medicines in the Environment (PREMIER) project: Final event at the AstraZeneca Discovery Centre (Cambridge)
The final event of the Prioritisation and Risk Evaluation of Medicines in the Environment (PREMIER) project will take place on June 9th at the AstraZeneca Discovery Centre (DISC), Cambridge. The PREMIER project (2020-2026) has brought together a world-leading multi-disciplinary consortium composed of 27 partners from the public and private sectors working to contribute to a sustainable future by … Continue reading Prioritisation and Risk Evaluation of Medicines in the Environment (PREMIER) project: Final event at the AstraZeneca Discovery Centre (Cambridge)
New Project: Investigating whether a One Health approach can be used to address load reductions of pharmaceuticals under Article 8 rUWWTD
The Scottish Government will consider the extent to which the recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (rUWWTD) should be incorporated into Scottish legislation. Article 8 of the rUWWTD requires a subset of substances from 12 identified to have an 80% load reduction at some of the larger wastewater treatment works over a phased period – 10 of these substances are pharmaceuticals. Scottish Water and the University … Continue reading New Project: Investigating whether a One Health approach can be used to address load reductions of pharmaceuticals under Article 8 rUWWTD
Towards One Health action for addressing antimicrobial resistance in the age of polycrisis
A new publication by the Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance network further strengthens the need for One Health action in response to AMR, one that is similarly applicable to the triple planetary crises (chemicals, pollution, and waste; climate change; and biodiversity loss). A few key points:Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) sits at the intersection of human, animal, … Continue reading Towards One Health action for addressing antimicrobial resistance in the age of polycrisis
UK Freshwater Quality Programme webinar invitation: MOT4Rivers project update, 12 February
The UK Freshwater Quality Research Programme, funded by NERC and Defra, invites you to the next of its exciting monthly webinars. These are designed to help promote communications and interactions between researchers, the policy community, business and practitioners who can all shape future UK freshwater quality. Our next webinar will take place on Thursday 12 … Continue reading UK Freshwater Quality Programme webinar invitation: MOT4Rivers project update, 12 February