Why should you care?

Pharmaceutical
What Is  Superbugs are bacteria that Pollution
Pharmaceutical developed antibiotic resistance
Pollution? over long-term exposure under A drug-chemical induced
antibiotics residues. Meaning water pollution you
Pharmaceutical that old antibiotics will no
pollution is a type of should know about as an
longer work on these
water pollutions UC Davis student/faculty
characterized by the antibiotic resisting bacteria if
presence of pollution persist.
medicine.
It arises from
unproper disposing,
agricultural runoff
and industrial
effluent.  Medicine residue has been
detected in ground water
reservoirs that are used in
drinking-water. Although no
study has been done on how
this can affect us, we are in a
It develops risk of long-term exposure
antibiotic resistance under medicine chemicals.
in bacteria, alters
behavior of fish, and
affects drinking
water quality.
 What to do as a Tips:
resident? “Safe drinking water isn't
just something to worry
about on your tropical  Unitrans A line can take you
 Never dump your medicine from silo to the Police
vacation. U.S. tap water is
in your toilet or flush them Department (Stop: 5th St &
ridden with arsenic, lead,
down the sink. Cantrill (EB))
and pharmaceutical drugs.
In short: Get a filter.”
-- Sara Gilbert

 Do not use antibiotic for

cold because they don’t  Student Health and
work (Antibiotics kill Counselling Services now
bacteria, cold is caused by offers Online Visit for you to
virus) contact doctor via phone
or tablet.
 Avoid purchasing large
quantity of medicine at
Contact Us
once to reduce the chance
for the remaining to expire. UC Davis Health and Wellness
Center
 Visit the drug disposing site 930 Orchard Rd
at Davis Police Department to Davis, CA 95616
-- Disposing station at Police
properly dispose expired (530)-752-2300
department
medicines. https://shcs.ucdavis.edu