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Pharmaceuticals Found in Drinking Water
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| 3/9/08
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Posted on 03/09/2008 4:13:43 PM PDT by xtinct
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To: raybbr
It doesnt say if the pharms have broken down to the point where it virtually has no effect. Are they intact or are they finding traces of the individual chemicals that make up a pharm?The various chemicals are probably in a concentration gradient of the various intermediates depending on oxygen concentration, ambient temperature and light exposure. Other than endocrine disruptors, it's hard to say if they have any physiological effect. I doubt if they have any pharmacological effects.
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:25:19 PM PDT
by
neverdem
To: SampleMan
I’m with you! If this crap drifts over to Scotland, say Islay, and settles into the bogs and peat, our great grand children won’t need to go to the drugstore.
To: xtinct
This does not necessarily show that there are more pharmaceuticals in the drinking water now than 20 or 40 years ago.
There may or may not be.
Analytical equipment is constantly improving detection limits (DL). When I started my career many years ago parts per million was the typical DL. Later, in the early late '80's and early '90's, parts per billion was the standard. Now, parts per trillion or even parts per quadrillion are not uncommon.
A part per trillion or part per quadrillion in drinking water will have absolutely no effect on you.
Drink up.
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:33:53 PM PDT
by
seowulf
To: xtinct
Most water is bottled regionally. I’ve thankfully NEVER seen water bottled in New Jersey. All the water I’m familar with comes from my state.
To: xtinct; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; Diplomat; honolulugal; ..
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Pharmaceuticals Found in Drinking Water Gadzooks! This is common knowledge... like there being a certain tiny level of rat manure in Ball Park Franks and minute traces of human urine in Corona beer, but we eat and drink them anyway!
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:56:26 PM PDT
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: xtinct
"This is Bob! Bob just had some water, and is now looking at your kindergartener!
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posted on
03/09/2008 6:18:48 PM PDT
by
Bommer
("He that controls the spice controls the universe!" (unfortunately that spice is Nutmeg!)
To: TigersEye
Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed a Passaic Valley Water Commission drinking water treatment plant, which serves 850,000 people in Northern New Jersey, and found a metabolized angina medicine and the mood-stabilizing carbamazepine in drinking water. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Hmmmm this makes me wonder. I worked for a short time at a plant that supplied bottled water in NJ. I was shocked to find that it came from the basement & was filtered. I bet the buyers never knew it.
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posted on
03/09/2008 7:31:53 PM PDT
by
pandoraou812
(Out, damned spot......OUT)
To: Bender2
This urges a rewrite for “Smoke on the water”
Druuuugs in the waaater...
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posted on
03/09/2008 8:39:01 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: pandoraou812
Gee that sounds just wonderful! /s
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posted on
03/09/2008 8:50:50 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason.)
To: Bender2
Haven't eaten a frank since my sister came home from nursing school to inform the entire family what part of the beef/pig a frank is made from.
Don't drink beer either.
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posted on
03/10/2008 5:47:31 AM PDT
by
xtinct
(I was the next door neighbor kid's imaginary friend.)
To: ItisaReligionofPeace
Dasani and Aquafina are bottled in NJ.
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posted on
03/10/2008 5:49:14 AM PDT
by
xtinct
(I was the next door neighbor kid's imaginary friend.)
To: xtinct
To: cartoonistx
excellent graphic art... did you create it?
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posted on
03/10/2008 3:20:53 PM PDT
by
xtinct
(I was the next door neighbor kid's imaginary friend.)
To: xtinct
Mine...all mine. Wanna buy it? ;’)
To: xtinct
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