prozac in drinking water ?

kronas · 08-08-2004, 04:43

enviromentalists are concerned about the rate of prozac found in water drinking supplys.

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Environmentalists are calling for an urgent investigation into the revelations, describing the build-up of the antidepressant as 'hidden mass medication'. The Environment Agency has revealed that Prozac is building up both in river systems and groundwater used for drinking supplies.

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A recent report by the Environment Agency concluded Prozac could be potentially toxic in the water table and said the drug was a 'potential concern'.

source: guardian.co.uk

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/green...278839,00.html

could there be a long term affect in areas where concentrations of the drug are found ?

Escapee · 08-08-2004, 08:14

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Originally Posted by kronas

enviromentalists are concerned about the rate of prozac found in water drinking supplys.

source: guardian.co.uk

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/green...278839,00.html

could there be a long term affect in areas where concentrations of the drug are found ?

Apparently they used to have it piped into the drink vending machines at ntl, but cost cutting has meant it no longer happens and thats probably why all the employees have become so depressed now they are able to look at things with a clear head.

Mr_love_monkey · 08-08-2004, 11:24

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Originally Posted by kronas

enviromentalists are concerned about the rate of prozac found in water drinking supplys.

Until they drank some of the water, and then they didn't really care all that muich....

08-08-2004, 12:59

I don't see why they didn't find the drug in the water before it started to get bigger. Disgusting I think.

Ramrod · 08-08-2004, 13:37

Maby it's time I had that osmotic water filtering system fitted at home

Shaun · 08-08-2004, 14:15

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Maby it's time I had that osmotic water filtering system fitted at home

Trouble is it wastes so much water processing it

And you'd need to put back some of the minerals

hjf288 · 08-08-2004, 15:05

Dang.. No wonder Im so happy at work drinking all that water O_o

Chris W · 08-08-2004, 15:15

**goes off to drink a gallon of water**

MetaWraith · 08-08-2004, 21:21

No wonder a lot of medical advice is to drink more water.

Ramrod · 08-08-2004, 21:59

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Originally Posted by dellwear

Trouble is it wastes so much water processing it

And you'd need to put back some of the minerals

Know much about it?.....Any pointers?

kronas · 08-08-2004, 22:34

im glad i started drinking volvic only months ago

08-08-2004, 22:36

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Know much about it?.....Any pointers?

I don't like 'soft' water, but looking at the other risks, like cryptosporidium, it makes you wonder - the reverse osmosis method seems the best to me, at least it doesn't just replace calcium with sodium, like some methods do

Shaun · 08-08-2004, 22:43

Not that much but I do know that they waste about 90% of the water you put through them making them a little impractical if your on a water meter

Theres a good article here:

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/h2o...m#disadvantage

Edit- Thinking about it an activated charcoal filter may remove Prozac from the water as it traps organic/complex molecules. Worth looking into as they should be a lot cheaper!

Ramrod · 08-08-2004, 23:02

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Originally Posted by dellwear

Not that much but I do know that they waste about 90% of the water you put through them making them a little impractical if your on a water meter

Theres a good article here:

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/h2o...m#disadvantage

Edit- Thinking about it an activated charcoal filter may remove Prozac from the water as it traps organic/complex molecules. Worth looking into as they should be a lot cheaper!

It seems that some RO systems have charcol filters built in as well.
I'm not metered but I don't like the idea of wasting that much water.........

08-08-2004, 23:09

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Originally Posted by dellwear

Not that much but I do know that they waste about 90% of the water you put through them making them a little impractical if your on a water meter

Theres a good article here:

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/h2o...m#disadvantage

Edit- Thinking about it an activated charcoal filter may remove Prozac from the water as it traps organic/complex molecules. Worth looking into as they should be a lot cheaper!

good link & edit, but what would you recommend as a downline sensor for organics - just a tds meter won't do