Vanad ravimid looduses

Vanad ravimid looduses

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Old Medications in Nature

Vanad ravimid lähevad loodusesse, kui neid ei vii tagasi apteeki. See kahjustab keskkonda ja tervist.

. Ravimid lähevad prügikasti või tualetti. .
. Eestis ei vii inimesed ravimeid apteeki tagasi.
. Näiteks ravimeid diabeediks ja valu jaoks.
. Näiteks võivad kalad muutuda ainult emasteks.
Ravimid jõuavad ka põldudele ja toidule. . Ravimid jõuavad ka põhjavette.
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Old medications end up in nature if they are not returned to the pharmacy. This harms the environment and health.

People throw away old medications. Medications end up in the trash or the toilet. Medications reach nature and water bodies.
A lot of medications end up in the Baltic Sea each year. In Estonia, people do not return medications to the pharmacy.
There are many different medications in Estonian water bodies. For example, medications for diabetes and pain.
Medications harm fish and animals. For example, fish may only become females.
Medications also reach fields and food. Medications are also used for animals. Medications also reach groundwater.
Purification systems do not remove all medications. Estonian water is clean, but there are still medications in nature.