tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702000826264474461.post1100233456945555353..comments2023-06-13T11:21:06.003-04:00Comments on HDW - mobile: the equivalent of 26.6 cups of coffee a dayHarlan Wallachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14683506200702943499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702000826264474461.post-18846232571219140262008-09-20T08:00:00.000-04:002008-09-20T08:00:00.000-04:00The other two studies cited reveal that there are ...The other two studies cited reveal that there are fish, that are already being affected by this form of pollution. Male fish are developing egs, female fish are developing male secondary characteristics. What we learned with DDT is that source concentrations that are very low can concentrate as one moves up the food chain, usually in unanticiapted ways.Harlan Wallachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683506200702943499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702000826264474461.post-75205146479176698322008-09-20T02:28:00.000-04:002008-09-20T02:28:00.000-04:00"While the amount of drugs in the water is tiny by...<I>"While the amount of drugs in the water is <B>tiny by human standards</B>, they one day <B>may</B> have a serious impact on the environment — and on humans, as well, he said... Researchers across the country have been able to study the issue for only the past decade as technology improved enough to measure the quantities of the drugs, which are recorded in <B>parts per trillion...</B> If you’re taking all these drugs at once, in really low concentrations, for your entire life, does that sound like a good thing? <B>I don’t think so</B>,” he said."</I><BR/><BR/>Some pretty broad and sweeping conclusions based on very little data of phenomenally low concentrations. Just because it can be detected with new super sensitive equipment does not mean it is a problem. I think we have much much bigger environmental issues than this.mwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11181222537529037359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702000826264474461.post-75349835217537317332008-09-19T22:01:00.000-04:002008-09-19T22:01:00.000-04:00similar studies were done at the U of MN on the Mi...similar studies were done at the U of MN on the Miss and its effects on carp and other fish species. bottom line, not good. male fish were able to develop eggs. <BR/><BR/>The study never received much fanfare, but I don't think people realize how messed up this really is. It sucks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460335265948479911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702000826264474461.post-28258827774934873212008-09-19T12:07:00.000-04:002008-09-19T12:07:00.000-04:00It is not a new concern. As I understand it alot o...It is not a new concern. As I understand it alot of the chemicals we put in our bodies pass through without significantly changing it's principal properties. Here is an article from 2000 about female fathead minnows demonstrating male secondary characteristics from the hormonal run off from cattle feedlots:<BR/><BR/>http://www.phschool.com/science/science_news/articles/hormones_beef.htmlHarlan Wallachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683506200702943499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702000826264474461.post-41789026483850254402008-09-19T11:22:00.000-04:002008-09-19T11:22:00.000-04:00Wow, this is pretty amazing. I hadn't heard of thi...Wow, this is pretty amazing. I hadn't heard of this study before. I wonder what drug concentration levels other major rivers have.Brett Pharishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238849305891215823noreply@blogger.com