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You might be surprised at what might be in our drinking water

Green Festival Washington D.C. Sunday May 14, 2017

byTony Green

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Agenda

Ensuring your water is safe

What might be in your water?

What can we do about our water?


Alternative Energy

Environment

Advanced Materials

Water Conservation

“I believe if people in

general had a better

understanding of how

alternative/clean

technologies worked there

would much less

comprehension and fear

toward adopting these

technologies.”

The Voice of Sustainability

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Would you drink this water?


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Ensuring our Water is Safe


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Ensuring our Water is Safe

Washington D.C. - Lead issue?






Ensur ing your wa te r i s sa f e

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Ensuring our Water is safe


Clean Water Act



Radiation

Silicone

Octane

Lysol

Bacteria

Chloroform



Should we trust our water is safe?


What Might be in Your Water

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


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

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What Might be in Your WaterPesticides

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

R a i n a n d S n o w

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




Pesticides

Endocrine Disruptors

https://www.arhp.org/uploadDocs/RH06_Jones.ppt



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





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



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

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



PPCP Source Pathways to the Sewer



50%50%

Percent Prescriptions discharged during disposal

Used Unused

20%

80%

Percent Antibodies discharged during disposal

Used Unused

Routes of Release of Human and Veterinary Pharmaceuticals

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Co c a i n e

How do we k now ?

“ B E ” t h e ma j o r me t a bo l i t e o f c o c a i n e – f o und i n y o u r d r i n k i n g wa t e r.

O n l y p r o d u c e b y c o c a i n e !



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PPCPs Are Present in Our Nation’s Waterbodies





“Trust but verify”


PPCPs Are Present in Our Nation’s Waterbodies



What Might be in Your WaterF l u o r i d e



F l u o r i d e





F l u o r i d e

What we can do

U s e 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

O s m o s i s )

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What we can do

D i s p o s e o f m e d i c i n e s p r o p e r l y

O r g a n i c F a r m i n g

H a v e y o u r w a t e r t e s t e d r e g u l a r l y ! ! ! ! !


Keep in Touch


What are the ten ways you can save water at home?

Alternative Energy

Environment

Advanced Materials

Water Conservation

“I believe if people in

general had a better

understanding of how

alternative/clean

technologies worked there

would much less

comprehension and fear

toward adopting these

technologies.”

The Voice of Sustainability

Speaking Green Communications


http://www.speakinggreencommuincations.com/

Questions & Answers
