Save The Bay and other agencies are working to protect San Francisco Bay from pharmaceutical pollution, a troubling issue coming to light all over the country. You already saw the statistic that 80% of streams sampled by the EPA found some contamination from medications. Wildlife impacts include male fish producing eggs and fish too dazed to eat normally or defend themselves. Locally, preliminary studies have already found acetaminophen in Bay water. We want to make sure it doesn’t get any worse.

Our website has resources for individuals to help protect the Bay from pharmaceutical pollution: http://www.saveSFbay.org You can also sign up for the Bay Saver e-newsletter to get news of upcoming medicine disposal events, like Save The Bay and EBMUD’s medicine disposal and thermometer exchange at the Solano Stroll this September.

Save The Bay is the oldest and largest membership organization working exclusively to protect, restore and celebrate San Francisco Bay. The daily activities of 7 million Bay Area residents are the biggest source of Bay pollution.