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TOXIC BY-PRODUCTS. "When drinking water treatment plants disinfect water, a wide range of disinfection by-products (DBPs) of health and regulatory concern are formed." Given the complexity of molecules in groundwater, the reaction possibilities are very large. http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/367/1904/4077.full View in LinkedIn

VOLATILE ORGANICS IN MINNESOTA GROUND WATER. Volatile organic contaminants (VOCs) are things like oil, gasoline, industrial solvents and dyes that find their way into groundwater. 48 VICs have health limits set in Minnesota, out of over 68 known to occur in water. 11.4% of sampled wells in the State contain VOCs. http://lnkd.in/dTtfCnr View in LinkedIn

PURE DRINKING WATER GOALS ARE BACKFIRING, as we learn more about the undesirable reactions of chlorine with groundwater contaminants of many sources, generating a large number of toxic compounds with adverse health effects. The 100 year old water purification technology no longer serves us as well as we had hoped. View in LinkedIn

SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS (SOCs) "are generally toxic and can have substantial health impacts from both acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) exposure. Many are known carcinogens (cancer causing). EPA has set Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) for 30 SOCs under the Safe Drinking Water Act." http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/dwb/contaminants/SOCs.htm View in LinkedIn

THE WATER POLLUTION reports I have selected simply reinforce the issue that the groundwater quality is deteriorating, that some of these chemicals will never go away, and that the brew of chemicals opens the door for numerous reactions with each other and with chlorine used for microbial control in drinking water. View in LinkedIn

BRAZILIAN LAKE WATER STUDY. "The good raw water quality is decreased by disinfection during the drinking water preparation. The level of DBPs was detected to be much higher than German limitations for drinking water permit (10 mg/L THM)." A real life case study that may surprise you. http://lnkd.in/dN4p-ZA View in LinkedIn

THE HYDRAULIC FRACKING INDUSTRY extracts oil and gas from underground reserves by pumping large amounts of undisclosed chemicals into the subterranean sources, and is exempt from the Safe Drinking Water Act. Over 90% of all US gas and oil units use fracking. There will be a separate series on fracking in a few weeks. http://lnkd.in/dp2ThBf View in LinkedIn

BRAZILIAN LAKE WATER STUDY. "The good raw water quality is decreased by disinfection during the drinking water preparation. The level of DBPs was detected to be much higher than German limitations for drinking water permit (10 mg/L THM)." A real life case study that may surprise you. http://lnkd.in/dN4p-ZA View in LinkedIn

MILITARY WATER POLLUTION. "The world's military forces are responsible for the release of more than two thirds of CFC-113 into the ozone layer. The Pentagon generates five times more toxins than the five major US chemical companies combined. The US military is the largest single source of US environmental pollution." http://www.sdissues.net/SDIN/uploads/Mil-Envir%2520JOBURG%2520version.doc View in LinkedIn

TOXIC CHEMICALS USED IN MINING. These include sulfuric acid, Alky Aryl Oxime, Petroleum Distillate, Sulfosuccinate surfactant, Alkyl xanthate salt, Nalco 7873—no chemical formula given, and Alcohol/hydrocarbon blend. Usually in large open slurry pits. http://www.savethesantacruzaquifer.info/Chemicals.htm View in LinkedIn