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Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)

Additional PPCP Resources

NEIWPCC Member State Agencies

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.mass.gov/dep/toxics/stypes/ppcpedc.htm

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services: http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/dwspp/pharmaceuticals.htm

New York Department of Environmental Conservation: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/45083.html

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2708&q=335480&depNav_GID=1763

State Agencies

Florida Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/medications/default.htm

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/wm/pharm/household.htm

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality: http://www.deq.state.mi.us/documents/deq-ess-cau-RXbrochure.pdf

Kansas Department of Health and Environment: http://www.kdheks.gov/waste/guidance/sw07-01.pdf

New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/pharmacy/disposal.html

Utah: http://www.medicationdisposal.utah.gov/index.htm

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality: http://www.deq.idaho.gov/water/prog_issues/surface_water/pharmaceuticals/index.cfm

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/sw/hhw/pharmaceuticals.htm

Federal Agencies

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/ppcp/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Water Science): http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/ppcp/

U.S. Geological Survey (Toxic Substances Hydrology Program): http://toxics.usgs.gov/regional/emc/

U.S. Geological Survey (Source Water-Quality Assessment Program): http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/swqa/

U.S. Food and Drug Administration: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/factsht/proper_disposal.html

Drug Enforcement Administration: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/faq/general.htm#pre_med

Occupational Safety and Health Administration: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/hazardousdrugs/recognition.html

Regional Groups

Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group: http://www.mainebenzo.org/

Environmental Council of the States (ECOS): http://www.ecos.org/section/emerging_contaminants_task_group/

Northwest Product Stewardship Council (NPSC): http://www.productstewardship.net/productsPharmaceuticals.html

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA): http://www.asdwa.org/

Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA): http://www.newmoa.org/prevention/chemicalspolicy/workshops/pharmaceuticals.cfm

Organizations:

Product Stewardship Institute (PSI): http://www.productstewardship.us/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=181

Northeastern University: http://www.ehs.neu.edu/hazardous_waste/fact_sheets/scheduled_drugs/

PharmEcology: http://www.pharmecology.com/pedd/jsp/index.jsp