[Pharmwaste] Pharmaceuticals in municipal wastewater

[Jim Mullowney]

I agree with Mitch except for Cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs and when I
questioned his work in regards to Chemo this was his response:

 

"Hi Jim:

 

Thanks for your helpful comment. I do think genotoxic pharmaceuticals
deserve special treatment, and will try and emphasize this point in future
presentations. 

 

I did recognize the fact that equating daily doses of different
pharmaceuticals regardless of endpoint was problematic (mentioning
chemotherapy agents in particular), but should also point out that genotoxic
drugs may not have a threshold effect level, and would probably be better
evaluated using approaches similar to those used for estimating risks from
low level radiation exposure."

 

Mitch

 

 

Lahne Mattas-Curry

U.S. EPA

Office of Research and Development

Communications

Office: 202.564.3165

cell: 202.573.0346"

 

So I would argue that our water is safe except for Cytotoxic chemotherapy
drugs and we need a national policy on controlling cytotoxic drugs and the
urine and feces that contain the drugs similar to the way we control uranium
and plutonium as they have similar Genotoxic properties.

 

Once again check out www.cytotoxicsafety.org 

 

Thank you all 

 

Jim Mullowney 

 

 

 

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[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of DeBiasi,
Deborah (DEQ)
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 11:26 AM
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Subject: [Pharmwaste] Pharmaceuticals in municipal wastewater

 

Here is the presentation that EPA sponsored last week.  

 

Pharmaceuticals in municipal wastewater 

Office of Research and Development 

National Exposure Research Laboratory 

Although this work was reviewed by EPA and approved for publication, it may
not necessarily reflect official Agency policy. 

 

by  Mitch Kostich, Angela Batt, Susan Glassmeyer and Jim Lazorchak 

 

September 24, 2014

 

http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-09/documents/sswr_pharmaceut
icals_in_wastewater_webinar_sept_2014.pdf

 

 

Deborah L. DeBiasi
Email:   Deborah.DeBiasi at deq.virginia.gov
WEB site address:  www.deq.virginia.gov <http://www.deq.virginia.gov/> 
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Water Permits 
Industrial Pretreatment/Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program
PPCPs, EDCs, and Microconstituents

http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDis
chargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx

Mail:          P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA  23218
Location:  629 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA  23219
PH:         804-698-4028      FAX:      804-698-4032

 

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