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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?
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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
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Ensuring our Water is Safe
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Ensuring our Water is Safe
Radiation
Silicone
Octane
Lysol
Bacteria
Chloroform
Ensuring our Water is safe
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What Might be in Your Water
Source : Alex Del’homme ‘s “The Ripple Effect”
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What Might be in Your Water
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
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 Water
Pesticides
Endocrine Disruptors
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What Might be in Your Water
E n d o c r i n e D i s r u p t o r s
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What Might be in Your Water
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E n d o c r i n e D i s r u p t o r s
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What Might be in Your Water
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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 Water
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
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What Might be in Your Water
PPCP Source Pathways to the Sewer
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What Might be in Your Water
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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What Might be in Your Water
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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What Might be in Your Water
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What Might be in Your Water
PPCPs Are Present in Our Nation’s Waterbodies
What Might be in Your Water
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PPCPs Are Present in Our Nation’s Waterbodies
What Might be in Your Water
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 ! ! ! ! !
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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
Copyright @ Speaking Green Communications 2017