[Challenges of managing home care product residues to protect biodiversity]. / Enjeux de la prise en charge des résidus de produits de soins à domicile pour protéger la biodiversité.

Healthcare professionals have a role to play in reducing micropollutant emissions from healthcare products at source. A survey was conducted on the practices of homecare workers, particularly on the management of drug residues and the recovery of excreta (urine and faeces). There are obstacles, but also levers to protect biodiversity from the toxicity of healthcare waste.

[Micropollutants in aquatic environments and residues of human health care products]. / Micropolluants des milieux aquatiques et résidus des produits de soins humains.

The contamination of water and natural environments by micropollutants linked to residues from health care activities (drugs, detergents, parapharmaceuticals, etc.) generates invisible, silent and alarming levels of pollution for the living world. The management of these phenomena is potentially a public health issue. It is necessary to raise awareness among caregivers in order to develop strategies for reducing pollution at the site, compatible with the multiple constraints of their care activities.

Cosmet'eau-Changes in the personal care product consumption practices: from whistle-blowers to impacts on aquatic environments.

The Cosmet'eau project (2015-2018) investigates the "changes in the personal care product (PCP) consumption practices: from whistle-blowers to impacts on aquatic environments." In this project, the example of PCPs will be used to understand how public health concerns related to micropollutants can be addressed by public authorities-including local authorities, industries, and consumers. The project aims to characterize the possible changes in PCP consumption practices and to evaluate the impact of their implementation on aquatic contamination. Our goals are to study the whistle-blowers, the risk perception of consumers linked with their practices, and the contamination in parabens and their substitutes, triclosan, and triclocarban from wastewater to surface water. The project investigates the following potential solutions: modifications of industrial formulation or changes in consumption practices. The final purpose is to provide policy instruments for local authorities aiming at building effective strategies to fight against micropollutants in receiving waters.