[Mb-hair] finally a U.S. study on water and drug contamination

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Take a look at these incredible findings from a nationwide U.S. Geological 
Survey (USGS) report of water samples tested in 30 states for 95 different 
prescription and nonprescription drugs:


75 percent of the water tested contained two or more drugs. 
54 percent of samples had more than five drugs. 
34 percent of samples had more than 10 drugs. 
13 percent of samples had more than 20 drugs.What types of drugs were found? 
Try painkillers, tranquilizers, anti-depressants, antibiotics, birth control 
pills and chemotherapy agents, to name a few ...

How Drugs Get Into Your Water Supply

Here are the two primary contributors to drugs in the water supply:


Forty percent of all antibiotic drugs are fed to livestock. These animals 
generate significant amounts of manure, containing traces of these drugs that's 
sold and used as fertilizer on lawns, gardens and farms. When it rains, the 
drugs in the manure are washed into rivers, streams, and underground water 
supplies.

Drugs are flushed down drains and toilets by:
People cleaning out their medicine cabinets. 
Hospitals and drug companies disposing of their old drugs. 
People taking drugs and naturally excreting them into human waste.The drugs 
are carried by sewage systems to wastewater treatment plants that unfortunately 
do not remove pharmaceutical contaminants from the water. So these drugs are 
released into the environment and back into the water cycle.

Researchers claim that the amount of pharmaceuticals and personal care 
products released into the environment each year is the same as the amount of 
pesticides released into the environment each year. So you are talking about 888 
million pounds of drugs released into the environment each year, or about three 
pounds per year for each U.S. man, woman and child.

Environmental, Health Risks

There is very limited information as to how drugs in our water supplies 
affect humans, fish and plant life. But, recently, researchers have found that:


Pharmaceutical drugs in water trigger hormone imbalances in fish causing the 
feminization of the male fish. 
Antidepressants found in water cause premature spawning in shellfish. 
Drugs that treat heart ailments prevent fish from repairing normal damage to 
their fins. 
Antibiotics in water are contributing to the rise of bacteria that is 
resistant to conventional antibiotic treatment.Some researchers are very worried 
about the long-term impact of drugs in the water supply because:


Some people are now exposed to traces of multiple drugs at one time, and that 
is in addition to other harmful metals and chemicals in their water. 
Many drugs in the water supply are known to have dangerous side effects (when 
taken in normal prescription doses). 
Drugs that were only intended for external application will now be ingested 
and vice versa. 
Some individuals are allergic to drugs found in the water supply. 
People are exposed to combinations of drugs that should never be combined.  

so what to do? consider..
      http://johnellis.com/fs_main.htm
cheapest most efficient way to protect youself, in the long run
his process destroys all the meds in the water
or try something else but be aware

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