Comments on: Senate Holds Hearing on Drugs In the Water http://scienceprogress.org/2008/04/senate-holds-hearing-on-drugs-in-the-water/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt http://scienceprogress.org/2008/04/senate-holds-hearing-on-drugs-in-the-water/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 Matt Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:55:00 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/04/senate-holds-hearing-on-drugs-in-the-water/#comment-1675 As I've always expected, the federal government isn't going to address the problems of pollutants and dangerous contaminants (including pharmaceuticals) appearing increasingly frequently in our water supplies. This latest Associated Press article details how long it will take before government "gets it" but we have to ask if we this what we want? Here's the rub -- with the EPA regulating only 91 drinking water contaminants currently, and a time lag of 5-10 years to get a potential contaminant onto the regulated list, there is simply no way to count on the government to address this problem. They wait until HUGE amounts of science is done, then get impact from the polluters themselves, before taking any action. Further, while I personally believe government is monstrously too large, trying to tackle this issue would require huge spending increases. And for what? Less than .2% of water pumped from your municipal system is used for consumption. We can't get a pot-hole filled and you expect government is going to address this problem? There is only one solution and that is self-taxation. OK, a little bit of twist there, but the tax burden you would bear if the government wanted to address this will cost you FAR MORE than solving the problem yourself. Bummer you would have to, it was the crappy policing of industry that led to huge pollution problems to begin with. But what about drugs in the water? Just remember everyone lives downstream from someone else. And same for our animal and plant friends in the environment - they too are taking in these chemicals. Is it any wonder bees are suffering major declines, frogs are becoming hermaphroditic, male fish are developing female parts - and we wonder why there are so many advertisements for male potency drugs. Maybe all these years of drugs and chemicals in the water are making mice out of men?!? (And yes, this problem didn't "just" appear - you know its been going on for a very long time.) The best solution, of course, is a robustly designed system capable of removing all contaminants, no matter if they are drugs, industrial chemicals, naturally occurring problem contaminants like arsenic or radioactive isotopes, etc. The only company I know making a home drinking water filter [purification system] capable of getting out ALL the possible nasty stuff is <a>Pure Water Systems, Inc.</a>. Every other system we've looked at will leave you exposed to one thing or another. So if you want a truly robust solution you should strongly consider this company's products. As I’ve always expected, the federal government isn’t going to address the problems of pollutants and dangerous contaminants (including pharmaceuticals) appearing increasingly frequently in our water supplies. This latest Associated Press article details how long it will take before government “gets it” but we have to ask if we this what we want?

Here’s the rub — with the EPA regulating only 91 drinking water contaminants currently, and a time lag of 5-10 years to get a potential contaminant onto the regulated list, there is simply no way to count on the government to address this problem. They wait until HUGE amounts of science is done, then get impact from the polluters themselves, before taking any action.

Further, while I personally believe government is monstrously too large, trying to tackle this issue would require huge spending increases. And for what? Less than .2% of water pumped from your municipal system is used for consumption. We can’t get a pot-hole filled and you expect government is going to address this problem?

There is only one solution and that is self-taxation. OK, a little bit of twist there, but the tax burden you would bear if the government wanted to address this will cost you FAR MORE than solving the problem yourself. Bummer you would have to, it was the crappy policing of industry that led to huge pollution problems to begin with. But what about drugs in the water? Just remember everyone lives downstream from someone else. And same for our animal and plant friends in the environment – they too are taking in these chemicals. Is it any wonder bees are suffering major declines, frogs are becoming hermaphroditic, male fish are developing female parts – and we wonder why there are so many advertisements for male potency drugs. Maybe all these years of drugs and chemicals in the water are making mice out of men?!? (And yes, this problem didn’t “just” appear – you know its been going on for a very long time.)

The best solution, of course, is a robustly designed system capable of removing all contaminants, no matter if they are drugs, industrial chemicals, naturally occurring problem contaminants like arsenic or radioactive isotopes, etc. The only company I know making a home drinking water filter [purification system] capable of getting out ALL the possible nasty stuff is Pure Water Systems, Inc.. Every other system we’ve looked at will leave you exposed to one thing or another. So if you want a truly robust solution you should strongly consider this company’s products.

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