What about all the cleaning chemicals we use to clean toilets? Is that also a concern? Seems, to me, it should be.
At 07:49 AM 10/11/2008, you wrote: >Tom, you are absolutely correct. Many people do not realize that what >you flush you will end up drinking at some point. Waste water is >treated for all the yucky stuff and once cleaned, goes back in for >consumption. Unfortunately the cleaning process only deals with germs >and the really yucky stuff, but it does not deal with chemicals or >drugs. I am not sure how or if there is a way to remove these types of >stuff from the water during the cleaning process or not. So, it Tom >has a very good idea and I'd encourage everyone to take his advice. > >On Oct 11, 2008, at 7:58 AM, Tom Fowle wrote: > > > This is good stuff except it's beginning to be the case that > > flushing unused > > drugs is a bad idea. They're beginning to show up in the ecology in > > higher > > than expected amounts and can cause some real problems. After all > > they're > > drugs and are supposed to do things. > > > > Particularly if you want to dispose of drugs that may contain > > hormones, or > > of strong pain killers, I'd call the farmacy where you got them and > > see if > > they can properly dispose of them. This is a new concern, so many > > places > > may not yet be up to speed on it, but we need to begin making > > farmacies and > > drug companies aware they need to deal with the full life cycle of > > there > > products. Just like with the electronics industry. > > > > Tom fowle > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1719 - Release Date: >10/10/2008 4:08 PM Thanks. Kevin Doucet [EMAIL PROTECTED] confuse as says Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly!
