Pharmaceuticals in U.S Drinking Water

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This is a bit creepy, but does this really sound practical to anyone else?

I just find it hard to believe that we would just found out about this in 2008.

The situation is undoubtedly worse than suggested by the positive test results in the major population centers documented by the AP.

The federal government doesn't require any testing and hasn't set safety limits for drugs in water. Of the 62 major water providers contacted, the drinking water for only 28 was tested. Among the 34 that haven't: Houston, Chicago, Miami, Baltimore, Phoenix, Boston and New York City's Department of Environmental Protection, which delivers water to 9 million people.

Some providers screen only for one or two pharmaceuticals, leaving open the possibility that others are present.

The AP's investigation also indicates that watersheds, the natural sources of most of the nation's water supply, also are contaminated. Tests were conducted in the watersheds of 35 of the 62 major providers surveyed by the AP, and pharmaceuticals were detected in 28.

Originally posted by chithappens
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This is a bit creepy, but does this really sound practical to anyone else?

I just find it hard to believe that we would just found out about this in 2008.

"Water providers rarely disclose results of pharmaceutical screenings, unless pressed, the AP found. For example, the head of a group representing major California suppliers said the public "doesn't know how to interpret the information" and might be unduly alarmed."

That's why. The good old "keep it under wraps and feign ignorance until it gets out of control and hopefully by then it will be someone else's problem."

Edit: Reminds me of a story I read years ago, there was a smaller farming community/town that had incredibly high rates of male babies being born with under-sized genitalia (no, they weren't Asian), turns out that the insecticide they used, which eventually made it's way into their water reservoir from rain run-off, had estrogen-like properties, a very potent estrogen.

But this is pretty damn serious. This is not protecting someone's rep. This has consequences that are likely long-term and affect millions.

Stuff like this really bothers me. Does not surprise me at all but it is very dissapointing how much the regular Joe/Jane is ****ed over.

It's a conspiracy to increase the sales of overpriced bottled water.

Bottom line, if there's anything in your water besides water, you're getting screwed. I bathe with the water that comes out of my faucet and I piss in it, but I don't drink it.

I've been to water treatment plants, and there's nothing clean about the water that comes out of your faucet.

Originally posted by BackFire
It's a conspiracy to increase the sales of overpriced bottled water.

LOL why was that my first thought

Yeah.

Here at my house we have a filter for water, and every couple of years we have to change the filter. And it's amazing how disgusting and full of crud the filter is when we take it out.

That does not surprise me

Originally posted by BackFire
It's a conspiracy to increase the sales of overpriced bottled water.

Isn't bottled water in itself a conspiracy?

Originally posted by Devil King
Bottom line, if there's anything in your water besides water, you're getting screwed. I bathe with the water that comes out of my faucet and I piss in it, but I don't drink it.

I've been to water treatment plants, and there's nothing clean about the water that comes out of your faucet.

Take a trip to a water bottling plant, they're no better.

Originally posted by Robtard
Take a trip to a water bottling plant, they're no better.

Please go on. I don't know anything about that.

Originally posted by chithappens
Please go on. I don't know anything about that.

They're not sanitary.

Edit:

Here's something that might interest you.
http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/exesum.asp

Sigh, I'm going back to juices.

Oh and thanks for the link

Originally posted by chithappens
Sigh, I'm going back to juices.

Oh and thanks for the link

Did you read where there are no regulations on the water bottling industry in regards to how much "fecal matter" contamination they can have in the water?

Originally posted by Robtard
Did you read where there are no regulations on the water bottling industry in regards to how much "fecal matter" contamination they can have in the water?

There may be merit to what my Grandfather says, "I drink it straight from the tap and eat off the floor. All of these people who have to buy their bottled water and throw away "floor-food" have a weaker immune system."

Can avoiding all of these pathogens actually weaken us more than it prevents or is it most likely a give take relationship? (One side is gambling getting sick...the other side MAY be gambling their immune system's ability to respond.)

Being exposed to germs does strengthen your immune system, fighting off viruses and bacteria is like a workout. Unless of course, it runs into a germ that kills you.

Penn & Teller did an enlightening piece on bottled water for one of their "Bullsh*t" TV episodes.

An in-home filter isn't a bad idea, only because legit threats do occur occasionally, but a lot of it is simply undue alarm. Nothing sells like a good conspiracy story (whether it's bottled water, filters, etc.) so someone benefits from such reports. And water companies make their money on showers, dishwashers, clothes washers, etc. They don't really care too much about losing our "business" for drinking water.

why do they dump rat poison in our drinking water i wonder?

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=14949

keep informed

Originally posted by Devil King

I've been to water treatment plants, and there's nothing clean about the water that comes out of your faucet.

Yep. I used to work at one, and water treatment plants are more about making your tap water look pretty, than actually cleaning it.

Originally posted by Robtard
Did you read where there are no regulations on the water bottling industry in regards to how much "fecal matter" contamination they can have in the water?

Because "reclaimed water" is just another way of saying it's been recycled. Did you know that tap water can cause kidney stones because it contains sediment?

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Yep. I used to work at one, and water treatment plants are more about making your tap water look pretty, than actually cleaning it.

Exactly! Let's make the gray shitty water clear, and no one will ask questions.