The media has reported that medicines, such as antibiotics and birth control pills, are being found in rivers and lakes and even in drinking water. Is this true? How do drugs get there, and do they have effects? Is there anything being done to address this? Can you do anything to help?
The animation gives answers to these questions and explains the processes involved. It was conceived for the general public, with no prior knowledge of the issue, and was funded by the EU within the research project PHARMAS.
Disclaimer: The content of this animation is responsibility of the authors alone and does not represent the official views of the European Commission.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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SlovenianGermanEnglish
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Concept and Production: Rodrigo Vidaurre and Melanie Kemper (Ecologic Institute)
Script: Rodrigo Vidaurre, Melanie Kemper, Nicolas de Leval Jezierski
Direction and Animation: Nicolas de Leval Jezierski
Sound Design and Music: Michał Krajczok, Talking Animals
Voice-over: Steve Taylor (Voice Pool) and Matic Jerman (Slovenian)- Funding
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International - Published by
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Ecologic Institute, Germany - Year
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- 3:45 min
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drug, medicine, medication, pharmaceutical, product, substance, water, drinking water, tap water, environmental water, water body, river, lake, exposure, concentration, risk, impact, effect, health, human, environment, pollution, aquatic, wildlife, animal, fish, feminization, ecosystem, prevention, antibiotics, the pill, self-medication, wastewater treatment, sanitation, toilet, pharmacy, disposalEuropeanimated video
Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessments of Drugs in the Environment (PHARMAS)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International