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<DIV>Thanks for pointing that out Charlotte.&nbsp; That article actually has many inaccuracies - including the statement that the&nbsp;Obama Administration stopped the hospital&nbsp;survey started by the Bush Administration and is doing nothing.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Obama Administration stopped the hospital&nbsp;survey, because that information is pretty well known and spending more time on it was a waste of time.&nbsp; Instead, as Charlotte explains below, the EPA&nbsp;has now moved to the next step - data collection for&nbsp;its effluent guidelines program.</DIV>
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<DIV>Melody LaBella</DIV>
<DIV>Environmental Engineer/</DIV>
<DIV>Pollution Prevention Program Coordinator</DIV>
<DIV>Central Contra Costa Sanitary District</DIV>
<DIV>Martinez, CA<BR><BR>&gt;&gt;&gt; "Charlotte A. Smith" &lt;csmith@pharmecology.com&gt; 2/4/2010 7:41 PM &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Please&nbsp; note two inaccuracies regarding EPA’s efforts both at the Office of Water and regarding the Universal Waste Rule. The Federal Register notice regarding effluent guideliens is open for comment as Allen Gilliam has pointed out which will result in possible additional guidelines later this year. The proposal to add hazardous pharmaceutical waste to the universal waste rule will not result in drugs being inappropriately disposed, as stated in the article. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S., HEM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Director, PharmEcology Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">csmith@pharmecology.com<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #4f6228; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Univers-Oblique">Waste Management’s renewable energy projects create enough energy to power over 1 million homes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Massoomi, Fred<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 04, 2010 7:44 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Pharmwaste] George Mannina Article in Feb. 3d Daily Journal -Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Something Can Be Done<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Nice article written by George Mannina on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">Firouzan 'Fred' Massoomi, Pharm.D., FASHP</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'"><A href="mailto:fred.massoomi@nmhs.org"><SPAN lang=FR>fred.massoomi@nmhs.org</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=FR style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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