The Hidden Truths Of PPCP

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The Hidden Truths Of PPCPs

• By Angela Cecena, Andrew Standiford, Stephen
  Risse, Jewlora Washington, Katy Whites, Ben
  Lassiter

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What?

• PPCPs range from prescription and over the
  counter drugs to fragrances, deodorant and even
  sunscreen. Every person in the U.S. uses one or
  more of these items a day.

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How?

• Improper disposal and usage of PPCPs has been
  putting their contaminants in our fresh water
  lakes and getting into our drinking water. Every
  day humans toss their unused prescriptions down
  the toilet witch can eventually lead to someones
  drinking water. They are slowly polluting our
  environment. And the government isnt doing a
  thing.

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Why?

• Research shows that the contaminants in PPCPs
  are very toxic and can effect human health. So
  the question is why hasnt the government stepped
  up and done anything to regulate our everyday
  items.

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Why Care?

• The main studies have shown that the PPCPs have
  led to the promotion of pathogen resistance to
  antibiotics, meaning that that some bacteria
  someday maybe completely immune to the
  antibiotics we put in our body to stop them. We
  might one day even be looking for new ways to get
  over sickness and disease because of the bacteria
  resistance.

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What can be done?

• Everyone knows we cant get rid of these everyday
  PPCPs. Instead of trying to eliminate them we
  need to find ways to make them safer. Finding
  organic or alternative ingredients for makeup,
  have a predetermined way to gather all unused
  prescription drugs and destroy them. The EPA
  needs to come up with a set of regulations to
  control every day usage of PPCP products.

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What can you do?

• As of now there isnt an official way to safely
  get rid of cosmetics except the landfills. You
  are able to take your prescriptions back to the
  pharmacy rather than down the toilet. Also make
  sure your cosmetics and sunscreen get to the
  landfill and dont end up in storm run off creeks
  and sewage systems.

We as a country can band together to step of the
processes needed to get laws and regulations past
in order to be able to safely dispose of our
daily PPCPs.