WASTE REPORT
October 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLWASTE produced by the pharmaceutical industry should not be spread on land without a detailed evaluation of its contents and properly qualified advice of its potential effect on the environment, a report from the European Commission has claimed.Its "Survey of Wastes Spread on Land" said that special care should be taken with the spreading of waste from antibiotic production. It stated: "Most of the antibiotics are removed in the extraction process, however, it is very difficult to remove the last trace of the product. Antibiotics remaining in the ...
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