AMEC has acquired BCI Engineers and Scientists, a Florida-based consulting firm focused on the water and mining sectors. Headquartered in Lakeland, Fla., the company employs nearly 200 engineers, scientists, and other professionals. The National Community Pharmacists Association has announced its Dispose My Meds website (www.disposemymeds.org), which helps consumers find participating pharmacies by city, state, or zip code to dispose of unused medications. Medication, excluding controlled substances, can be disposed of either with a postage-paid envelope or through an onsite program where pharmaceuticals are collected and disposed of properly. More than four billion prescriptions are written annually in the United States and up to 40% of drugs dis-
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机译：AMEC已收购了BCI工程师和科学家公司，这是一家位于佛罗里达州的咨询公司，专注于水和采矿业。该公司总部位于佛罗里达州莱克兰市，拥有近200名工程师，科学家和其他专业人员。国家社区药剂师协会（National Community Pharmacists Association）宣布了其Dispose My Meds网站（www.disposemymeds.org），该网站可帮助消费者按城市，州或邮政编码查找参与的药店，以处置未使用的药物。药物（受控药物除外）可以用邮资已付的信封处理，也可以通过现场计划进行处理，在该计划中，应正确收集和处理药品。在美国，每年有超过40亿张处方药被处方，多达40％的药物
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