well that explains my recent get up and go attitude, to at least 11am anyway
Dave On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > Now we know where you find those daring stunt bicyclists, Frank. > > Traces Of Cocaine, Other Illicit Drugs Found In Ontario Drinking > Water: McGill Study > > > MONTREAL - A new study says drinking water in parts of southern > Ontario contains traces of several illegal drugs —including cocaine. > > Researchers at McGill University found water discharged from > waste-water treatment plants in the Grand River watershed has the > potential to contaminate sources of drinking water with drugs such as > morphine, cocaine and oxycodone. > > The study — published in the journal Environmental Toxicology & > Chemistry — says the drugs are found only in relatively limited > quantities in the river water. > > However, it notes their concentration did not decline with distance > downstream from the waste-water treatment plant and says many of the > drugs were not removed completely during drinking-water treatment. > > Lead author Prof. Viviane Yargeau of McGill's Department of Chemical > Engineering says improving waste-water treatment processes can help > clean up drinking water. > > Yargeau says the results of the study demonstrate a link between > waste-water plant discharges and quality of drinking-water sources. > > "While previous studies have shown that there are trace elements of > various chemicals that remain in our drinking water, what is novel > about this research is that we looked at the chemicals that are found > in the water course between the waste-water treatment plant and the > drinking-water treatment plant,'' Yargeau said. > > The next stage in Yargeau's research will be a five-year project to > look into how improvements of waste-water treatment and natural > processes along rivers impact the presence of contaminants in drinking > water. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
