Just recently I learned
that a researcher with the University of Calgary (my alma mater, Bachelor of Commerce, 1997)
is "developing technologies that will
remove pharmaceuticals and other contaminants from wastewater,
improving ecosystem and human health."
http://www.ucalgary.ca/report/30
And of course, this is of immense interest since I currently install and maintain plumbing systems (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Red Seal Journeyman Plumber 2011).
A quick google search brought up several more web pages quoting current reports about pharmaceuticals in our drinking water.
EXAMPLES:
http://naturalsociety.com/active-pharmaceutical-ingredients-water-supply/
AND more from:
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-10-drugs-tap-water_N.htm
"Contamination is not confined to the United States. More than 100 different pharmaceuticals have been detected in lakes, rivers, reservoirs and streams throughout the world. Studies have detected pharmaceuticals in waters throughout Asia, Australia, Canada and Europe — even in Swiss lakes and the North Sea.
For example, in Canada, a study of 20 Ontario drinking water treatment plants by a national research institute found nine different drugs in water samples"
Other links: http://www.polarbearhealth.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=8-M (the water distiller we use) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled_water (keep in mind, while reading this) that I have been drinking distilled water for 10+ years) http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/index.cfm
that a researcher with the University of Calgary (my alma mater, Bachelor of Commerce, 1997)
is "developing technologies that will
remove pharmaceuticals and other contaminants from wastewater,
improving ecosystem and human health."
http://www.ucalgary.ca/report/30
And of course, this is of immense interest since I currently install and maintain plumbing systems (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Red Seal Journeyman Plumber 2011).
A quick google search brought up several more web pages quoting current reports about pharmaceuticals in our drinking water.
EXAMPLES:
http://naturalsociety.com/active-pharmaceutical-ingredients-water-supply/
“Very little attention is likely to be paid to a report by the General Accountability Office that says most drinking water in the U.S. is contaminated with pharmaceuticals, and most of those drugs are estrogen-based hormones and antibiotics.
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/active-pharmaceutical-ingredients-water-supply/#ixzz2DBfhgZca
AND more from:
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-10-drugs-tap-water_N.htm
"Contamination is not confined to the United States. More than 100 different pharmaceuticals have been detected in lakes, rivers, reservoirs and streams throughout the world. Studies have detected pharmaceuticals in waters throughout Asia, Australia, Canada and Europe — even in Swiss lakes and the North Sea.
For example, in Canada, a study of 20 Ontario drinking water treatment plants by a national research institute found nine different drugs in water samples"
Other links: http://www.polarbearhealth.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=8-M (the water distiller we use) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled_water (keep in mind, while reading this) that I have been drinking distilled water for 10+ years) http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/index.cfm