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T1 Environmentally Persistent Pharmaceutical Pollutants (EPPPs) - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 chemical industry
K1 pharmaceutical
K1 antimicrobial resistance
K1 pharmaceutical waste
YR 2020
FD 2020-09
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41470
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41470
NO A two-page summary of the information on environmentally persistent pharmaceutical pollutants (EPPPs) contained in the 2020 UNEP Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health and the Environment and the 2019 Global Chemicals Outlook II. Pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics, and their metabolites can enter the environment through a variety of pathways, including wastewater and solid waste from pharmaceutical manufacturing, consumption and excretion, improper disposal of unused or expired products, animal husbandry and aquafarming.
NO https://www.unep.org/resources/report/chemicals-and-waste-reports-unea-5
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 22, 2026