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Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ppcp/

Description:
Background about "Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products as Pollutants (PPCPs) [which] refers, in general, to any product used by individuals for personal health or cosmetic reasons or used by agribusiness to enhance growth or health of livestock." Covers PPCP sources, where PPCPs are found ("any water body influenced by raw or treated sewage, including rivers, streams, ground water, coastal marine environments, and many drinking water sources"), and related topics. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

LII Topics: Pollution, Water, Water Pollution & Quality, Water Quality

Publisher:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

LII Database Information:
Record 25650 created by Jennifer English on 03/10/2008
Last modification on 03/10/2008
Published: 03/13/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25650

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