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Category Archives: Pharmaceutical Contamination
Meds wind up in tap water despite drug disposal regulations
Christina Jewett, California Watch July, 2010 The federal government has a patchwork of laws attempting to deal with the problem of pharmaceutical drugs showing up in city tap water across the nation. Senator Herb Kohl, D-Wis., highlighted the issue during … Continue reading
Meds wind up in tap water despite drug disposal regulations
California Watch—7/1/10 By Christina Jewett The federal government has a patchwork of laws attempting to deal with the problem of pharmaceutical drugs showing up in city tap water across the nation. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., highlighted the issue during a … Continue reading
Breast Cancer Cells Regulate Multiple Genes in Response to Estrogen-Like Compounds
ScienceDaily (July 20, 2010) — Cancer researchers have discovered a previously unknown type of gene regulation and DNA behavior in breast cancer cells that may lead to better insight about environmental exposure to estrogen-like compounds. A new study, published in … Continue reading
Tips for protecting our drinking water
To All, Here is important information for protecting our water sources into the future. –Larry Tips for protecting our drinking water Sacramento Bee-3/22/10 By Andy Mead Whether your drinking water comes from a spring, a well, a river or a … Continue reading
Discussion: “Drugs in Wastewater” Article
Clean Water Friends: This is a wonderful first step and one that has been requested for at least 15 years now. Unfortunately, they don’t include study of estrogens and other hormones, which may be the most critically important substances to … Continue reading
Contaminants of Emerging Concern
The Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has requested Utilities staff to present an annual update to the Board on contaminants of emerging concern – a topic that has become an area of focus in the water/wastewater industry. Presentations were made … Continue reading
Take Action on Wastes
To All, The problem of “waste” in the U.S. is both a local and a federal issue, with the Environmental Protection Agency providing the scientific veneer, among others, for the nation’s profit-at-any-cost, multibillion dollar sewage sludge, garbage, and chemical fertilizer … Continue reading
More information coming out about pharmaceuticals…
To All, More information coming out about pharmaceuticals… In recent weeks, federal regulators have changed course on regulating pharmaceuticals in public water supplies, taking a critical first step toward acknowledging that they may pose threats to human health. The U.S. … Continue reading
Toxic Chemicals in Your Blood
There are more than 80,000 man-made chemicals in use in the U.S. BUT only about 200 have been required to be tested for safety. Every American alive today, including newborn babies, has hundreds of chemicals flowing through our blood. Some … Continue reading
More Hermaphrodite Fish in U.S. Rivers
Emily Sohn, Discovery News, September 15, 2009 Male fish with female body parts have been showing up in our nation’s rivers for a while now, but a new study found a surprising number of mixed-up fish. From the Mississippi to … Continue reading