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You might be surprised at whatmight be in our drinking water

ECO Green Group Thursday March 10, 2016by

Tony Green

Agenda O p e n i n g T h o u g h t - L e a d i n o u r W a t e r ?

E n s u r i n g y o u r w a t e r i s s a f e

H o w c a n t h e s e t h i n g s g e t i n o u r w a t e r ?

W h a t m i g h t b e i n y o u r w a t e r ?

A n d l e t ’ s n o t f o r g e t t h e s e

W h a t c a n w e d o a b o u t o u r w a t e r ?

I n C l o s i n g – k e e p i n m i n d t h a t …

Q u e s t i o n s a n d A n s w e r s

Would you drink this water?

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Lead in our Water

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Should wefeel safeaboutour water ?

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I n 1 9 7 2 t h e C WA e s t a b l i s h e s t h e b a s i cs t r u c t u r e f o r r e g u l a t i n g d i s c h a r g e s o fp o l l u t a n t s i n t o t h e w a t e r s o f t h e U n i t e dS t a t e s

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Ensuring our Water is safe

F e d e r a l d r i n k i n g w a t e r s t a n d a r d s a r e o r g a n i z e d i n t os i x g r o u p s :

M i c r o o r g a n i s m s D i s i n f e c t a n t s D i s i n f e c t i o n B y p r o d u c t s I n o r g a n i c C h e m i c a l s O r g a n i c C h e m i c a l s R a d i o n u c l i d e s

U n d e r t h e S D WA’ s N a t i o n a l P r i m a r y D r i n k i n g W a t e rR e g u l a t i o n s , d r i n k i n g w a t e r s t a n d a r d s k n o w n a s“ m a x i m u m c o n t a m i n a n t l e v e l s ” o r ( M C L’ s )




Radiation

Silicone

Octane

Lysol

Bacteria

Chloroform


Po l l u t a n t s

W a t e r p o l l u t i o n c a n b e n a t u r a l l y o c c u r r i n g - f r o mm i c r o - o r g a n i s m s i n s o i l s a n d w i l d l i f e , r a d i o n u l ll i e d i n u n d e r l y i n g r o c k a n d F l o r i d a , n i t r o g e n a n dh e a v y m e t a l s s u c h a s l e a d , c a d m i u m , a r s e n i c a n d

s e l e n i u m .

B u t i n m a n y c a s e s , w a t e r q u a l i t y i s m o s t a f f e c t e db y w h a t h u m a n s p u t i n t o i t .

Source : Alex Del’homme ‘s “The Ripple Effect”

How do these contaminantsget in our water?

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M e t h y l - b e n z o y l e c g o n i n ea c t i v e p r i n c i p a l o b t a i n e d f r o ml e a v e s ( 0 . 5 - 1 % )

B e n z o y l e c g i n i n e ( B E ) t h e m a j o rm e t a b o l i t e o f c o c a i n e – f o u n d i nd r i n k i n g w a t e r.


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• P r e s c r i p t i o n a n d o v e r -t h e c o u n t e r d r u g s

• V e t e r i n a r y d r u g s• F r a g r a n c e s• C o s m e t i c s• S u n - s c r e e n p r o d u c t s• D i a g n o s t i c a g e n t s• N u t r a c e u t i c a l s ( e . g . ,

v i t a m i n s )

P h a r m a c e u t i c a l s a n dP e r s o n a l C a r e P r o d u c t s a s

P o l l u t a n t s ( P P C P )

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• I n g e s t e d t h e n e x c r e t e d• D i s c h a r g e d d u r i n g b a t h i n g• D i s c h a r g e d d u r i n g m e d i c a t i o n d i s p o s a l

• 5 0 % o f a l l u n u s e d p r e s c r i p t i o n s• 8 0 % o f a l l u n u s e d a n t i b i o t i c s

PPCP Source Pathways to theSewer

http://fipaonline.com/documents/Presentations/Proper%20Medication%20Disposal%20Program%20by%20Susanna%20Littell%20%20FINAL.ppt

Routes of Release of Human andVeterinary Pharmaceuticals

http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/current/labs/Example%20Power%20Point%20Presentations%20(taken%20from%20GC1)/Environment%20and%20Pharmaceuticals.ppt

Too Many Pharmaceuticals Go Unused…• PhRMA uses an estimate of 3% of all meds go unused:– 82% of antibiotics go unused– 50% of antidepressants– 50% of beta-blockers– 20% of pain meds

•Waste management compliance rates for some medicationsare < 20%

U n u s e d P h a r m a c e u t i c a l s

PPCPs Are Present in OurNation’s Waterbodies

One or more chemicals were detected in 80 percentof the streams sampled, and 82 of the 95 chemicalswere detected at least once.

Generally, these chemicals were found at very lowconcentrations (in most cases, less than 1 part perbillion).

Mixtures of the chemicals were common:

– 75 percent of the streams had more than one– 50 percent had 7 or more– 34 percent had 10 or more.

https://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/files/uploads/Whats_in_your_water/pharmaceuticals/Proper_Medication_Disposal_Program.ppt

PPCPs Are Present in OurNation’s Waterbodies

• The most frequently detected chemicals (found in more than half of the streams) were:– Coprostanol (fecal steroid)– Cholesterol (plant and animal steroid)– N-N-diethyltoluamide (insect repellent)– Caffeine (stimulant)– Triclosan (antimicrobial disinfectant)– Tri (2-chloroethyl) phosphate (fire retardant)– 4-nonylphenol (nonionic detergent metabolite).

• Steroids, nonprescription drugs, and insect repellent were the chemical groups mostfrequently detected.

• Detergent metabolites, steroids, and plasticizers generally were measured at the highestconcentrations.

https://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/files/uploads/Whats_in_your_water/pharmaceuticals/Proper_Medication_Disposal_Program.ppt

Source: Pesticides in Drinking Water from the New Jersey Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Consumer and Environmental Health Services

P e s t i c i d e s c o n s i s t o f a l a r g e g r o u p o f c h e m i c a l s t h a ta r e u s e d i n a g r i c u l t u r e a n d r e s i d e n t i a l s e t t i n g s t oc o n t r o l p l a n t a n d a n i m a l i n f e s t a t i o n . T h e r e a r e s e v e r a ld i f f e r e n t t y p e s o f p e s t i c i d e s :

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P e s t i c i d e s

S u r f a c ew a t e r r u n o f f

R a i n a n dS n o w

I m p r o p e r l yd i s p o s e dp e s t i c i d e s

P e s t i c i d e s


D e p e n d i n g o n t h e p e s t i c i d e s i n v o l v e d , y o u m a yc o n s i d e r i n s t a l l i n g a G r a n u l a t e d A c t i v a t e d C a r b o n( G A C ) s y s t e m o r a r e v e r s e o s m o s i s u n i t .

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P e s t i c i d e s

T h e i n s e c t i c i d e D D T,t h o u g h b a n n e d f o r n e a r l yt w e n t y y e a r s , c a n s t i l l b ef o u n d a t t r a c e l e v e l s i ns o m e g r o u n d w a t e r .

P e s t i c i d e s


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Endocrine Disruptors

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i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h en o r m a l f u n c t i o n o f

e n d o g e n o u s h o r m o n e s -m a y s t i m u l a t e o r b l o c k

t h e a c t i o n s o fh o r m o n e s , o r c a n

i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h e i rm e t a b o l i s m .

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A m o r e r e c e n t d e f i n i t i o no f a “ h o r m o n e ” ( b y N o b e lL a u r e a t e R o g e rG u i l l e m i n ) s u g g e s t s am u c h b r o a d e r d e f i n i t i o n :" A n y s u b s t a n c e r e l e a s e db y a c e l l w h i c h a c t s o na n o t h e r c e l l , n e a r o rf a r. . . "

E n d o c r i n e D i s r u p to r s

Fo r o ve r 5 0 ye a r s , t h e r e h aveb e e n r e p o r t s c o n c e r n i n g

c h e m i c a l s i n t h e e n v i r o n m e n tw i t h h o r m o n e - l i k e e f f e c t s o n

w i l d l i f e

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E n d o c r i n e D i s r u p to r s

Endocrine Disruptors

They have been recognized toinclude a diverse range of

chemicals including pesticides,plasticizers, flame retardants,

industrial byproducts,pharmaceuticals, and plant-

derived compounds


BacteriaE C o l i I s t h e c o m m o na b b r e v i a t i o n f o r E s c h e r i a C o l i -t r a n s m i t t e d b y a n i m a l o rh u m a n f e c e s .

C o l i f o r m s a r e a f a m i l y o fb a c t e r i a

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e E P A , t h e s a f el i m i t f o r b o t h E C o l i a n d o t h e rc o l i f o r m s i s z e r o .

Source: Alex Del’homme ‘s “The Ripple Effect”

Crypto can potentially surviveoutside of a human and animalhost for weeks and is oftenresistant to antibacterial cleanersand disinfectants.

Crypto is a microscopicprotozoan parasite that is theleading cause of waterborneillness in the U.S

Bacter ia

O n e o f t h e m o s t f r e q u e n t l y f o u n d c o m p o u n d si n U S G S s t r e a m r e c o n n a i s s a n c e

A n a n t i m i c r o b i a l p r e s e r v a t i v e f o u n d i n :H a n d s o a p

D i s h - w a s h i n g p r o d u c t s

L a u n d r y d e t e r g e n t s a n d s o f t e n e r s

P l a s t i c s ( e . g . , t o y s , c u t t i n g b o a r d s )

T o o t h p a s t e

D e o d o r a n t s a n d a n t i p e r s p i r a n t s

C o s m e t i c s

H a i r c o n d i t i o n e r s

P e s t i c i d e s

Tr i c l o s a n

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In closing

U s e a a B r i t a F i l t e r i n y o u r h o m e

T h i n k a b o u t w h a t g o e s d o w n t h e d r a i n

C o n s i d e r Wa t e r T r e a t m e n t

S y s t e m ( C a r b o n F i l t e r o r R e v e r s e

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