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Comment comment by VnutZ on 11 March 2008

I had skimmed the article before but went back and re-read it. Unfortunately, there was no information provided by CNN regarding measures people can take on their own to counter the effect. I was hoping to find that diligent use of filters and whatnot might help. But when you consider that water treatment facilities haven't even removed the residue ... I have my doubts that disposable charcoal filters are going to succeed were some industrial strength system failed. Or perhaps this is yet another clue that my association of "industrial strength" and capability are mistakenly related.

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RE: Filters? by ldsudduth :: NR6

I have my doubts that disposable charcoal filters are going to succeed...

You're right because that's exactly the method the majority of water (not wastewater, which is predominately activated sludge/ozone) treatment methods are. The other big ones are: UV, Membrane Filtration, and Ozone is also used. None of those address pharmaceuticals.

And, it's not just humans--dairy, cattle, and poultry farmers all have runoff using everything from growth hormones to sexual hormones.

Nothing in our treatment arsenal will help; we have to

I was going to post this as a separate article; but it's really just more on the same topic.

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