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Some of the pharmaceutical pollution may be preventable much earlier — when a medicine is prescribed.

Video. Europe looks for a prescription to clean up the Baltic

Updated: 28/09/2026 - 6:57 GMT+2

Paracetamol, ibuprofen, carbamazepine, diclofenac, and other pharmaceuticals are being found in the Baltic Sea. Researchers say changing how some medicines are prescribed, used and disposed of could help reduce the flow.

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