Assignment:
Topic must be related (directly or indirectly) to Solid and/or Hazardous Wastes, must have potential effects on human health (directly or indirectly), and must be preapproved by the instructor.
The written report should be 8 to 14 pages long, double spaced (excluding any graphics that may be included in the report).
A fully referenced written report upon which your presentation is based.
TOPIC: consequences of irresponsible deposal of pharmaceutical waste on local bodies of water.
Sections:
1) Intro
- what pharmaceutical waste consists of
- stats of pharmaceutical waste
2) Pharmaceutical manufacturing
3) Disposal
- where is it disposed
- how is it disposed
- who disposes it
- what happens to unused drugs
- does it affect animals, plants, water systems
- disposal in third world countries
- risks of improper disposal
4) Bioaccumulation: effects on marine organisms
5) Initiatives being taken for reduction of pharmaceutical waste
6) Conclusion