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Article from 11.07.2025 | Last changed: 16.09.2025

4th Summer School on Sustainable Pharmacy 2025

… drugs Poster presentations Thursday 25. September: Sustainable Excipients Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive The abstracts for the individual presentation are … drugs Poster presentations Thursday 25. September: Sustainable Excipients Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive The abstracts for the individual presentation are …

Article from 07.07.2020 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

Large scale projects under the administrative agreement

… fertilizers, and later briefly manufactured animal feed yeast there. Production waste was deposited at proprietary and non-proprietary sites on the company’s campus … hydrocarbons, and heavy metals. High hazard level owing to a proprietary pond waste dump. Further information is available from Landesamt für Umwelt des Landes … fertilizers, and later briefly manufactured animal feed yeast there. Production waste was deposited at proprietary and non-proprietary sites on the company’s campus …

Article from 17.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

Entry and occurrence of human pharmaceuticals in the environment

Pharmaceutical substances have been detected in the environment in at least 89 countries around the world.

… groundwater and, in some cases, even in drinking water. Human pharmaceuticals enter wastewater primarily through human excretion and then pass through sewage treatment … IQVIA. All rights reserved. Human pharmaceuticals enter the environment through wastewater Every day, many tonnes of medicinal products are used. Through natural excretion processes, a large proportion of the active substances enter the wastewater treatment plants unchanged and still effective. Another portion is …

Article from 14.02.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

Informational materials on pharmaceuticals and the environment

Collage with cover images of various information materials on pharmaceuticals and the environment, including flyers, posters, postcards and birthday calendar

… practices, hospitals, health advisory centres, health insurance providers, and waste disposal advisory offices. The poster allows for handwritten entry of the name … conveys the crucial message that leftover drugs should never be disposed of via wastewater. It is available free of charge in A1 size (59.4 x 84.1 cm) but can also … applicable message that medication residues should never be disposed of via wastewater. A map of German districts and cities visualises the appropriate regional …

Article from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

Teaching materials on pharmaceuticals in the environment

Photo of a packed lecture hall, an infographic on the environmentally friendly disposal of pharmaceutical waste is projected onto a screen.

Article from 13.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

Dispensing drugs: Environmental aspects

… 2023 Download image (4.60 MB) Diclofenac: Influence of pharmaceutical form and wastewater treatment on the discharge into the envi Comparison: transdermal patch – … Download image (931.30 kB) Diclofenac: Influence of the pharmaceutical form and wastewater treatment on the discharge into 2/2 Data values [mg] with references … disposal of expired or unused medicines is essential. To reduce pharmaceutical waste at home, it is also important to recommend appropriate pack sizes and …

Article from 13.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

Prescribing drugs: Environmental aspects

Photo of a consultation between a doctor and a patient

… Furthermore, prescribing smaller pack sizes can help reduce pharmaceutical waste. Patients should be thoroughly informed about proper medication use, dosage, … 2023 Download image (4.60 MB) Diclofenac: Influence of pharmaceutical form and wastewater treatment on the discharge into the envi Comparison: transdermal patch – … Download image (931.30 kB) Diclofenac: Influence of the pharmaceutical form and wastewater treatment on the discharge into 2/2 Data values [mg] with references …

Article from 12.12.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

Environmentally conscious disposal of leftover drugs

Photo: Hand throws pills into toilet overlaid with prohibition symbol

… and drinking water. With proper disposal, pharmaceuticals are destroyed through waste incineration and no longer pose a threat to the environment. last update on … vary by region. The most commonly recommended methods are disposal via household waste or hazardous waste collection points. You can check locally recommended disposal methods by …

Article from 20.01.2025 | Last changed: 17.06.2025

Entry, occurrence, and effects of pharmaceuticals in the environm

Photo of digestion towers reflected in the secondary clarifier of a wastewater treatment plant

… Entry, occurrence, and effects of pharmaceuticals in the environm Wastewater treatment plant Source: Werner / Adobe Stock Residues of human medicinal products for human use enter the environment primarily through wastewater. Pharmaceutical substances are highly biologically active and can have … body in a changed (metabolized) and, in some cases, unchanged form. They enter wastewater through excretion as well as by being washed off the skin after topical …

Article from 10.08.2020 | Last changed: 17.11.2025

FAQs

… FAQs last update on 10.08.2020 Tags data groundwater contamination residual waste soil pollution … FAQs …

Article from 09.07.2018 | Last changed: 31.08.2023

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yellow-flowered swimming sheet plant in a body of water

… environment – development of a classification for first estimates of the fate of waste and other plastic products in different environmental media Plastics in the …

Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

"The Latest from UBA" Newsletter

… ecological answers UBA aktuell 2/2023 1/2023 Focus topic: Combating the flood of waste: new right to “reusable packaging to go” and planned levy on single-use … to Policy: UBA Exhibition in the European Parliament - Electrical and electronic waste: Germany misses EU collection rate of 45 percent by a narrow margin - Global … Curbing the use of “coffee to go” cups Other topics: - The treasure in the organic waste bin - Environmental Awareness Study 2018 - Energy efficiency of residential …