Infertile Water
The other day I stopped at the local university where I graduated a few years back and stopped by this relatively new office in one of the engineering buildings that housed a new organization on campus, EPRI. The guy in the office was nice enough to chat with me for a while and gave me a copy of some of the recent research abstracts(since I've lately become alot more interested in environmental science & sustainability, in additional to my interests in learning a little about everything).
Anyway, when I got in the car and started reading some of the summaries, one paper caught my attention. I don't have it in front of me, but basically it referred to a study that was done in the year 2000 where it was known that in the Springtime there were increased levels of some toxic herbicides from local farms flowing into the local rivers - and this water was then used to supply some of our public water (after treatment, of course). But, before the time of this study, the municipal water treatment plant didn't treat these chemicals, and most importantly, I don't think the public was informed at all!
I just find it amazing that the local chemi-farms are able to use toxic chemicals on their land that run-off into local streams & rivers, and ultimately into our tap water. Back in the year 2000 & before I drank tap water regularly, having heard from a number of sources that it was safe.
Anyway, my point is that I've (& the public) is regularly exposed to all sorts of hazardous chemicals, and maybe this is a major factor in my infertility issues (low sperm motility). There are probably other issues as well involving everyday poisins. I recently gave a speech to my local toastmasters club informing my audience of some of the everyday poisins that we liberally apply to our body including chlorine from swimming pools, petro-based makeup products, hair products, perfumes, and all sorts of toxic ingredients in our typical american processed foods.
The thing is that the city water treatment plant knew that it was pumping certain levels of herbicides (i.e. atrazine) and other toxic chemicals into our water supply for YEARS, and this may be a reason why my wife and I are having problems having children. We're both chemically sensitive. Maybe regular 'breeders' have higher tolerances. Maybe the whole idea is BS, I don't know. I do know that many of these toxic substances have a cumulative effect in the body since the body may not be designed to remove some of these synthetic toxins naturally (w/o chelation therapy or something). My dentist recently told me that it would probably be a huge help to remove the mercury fillings from my mouth, stating that the amount of mercury in someone's mouth typically contains enough toxic substance where if the same amount was discovered in a local lake, etc., then the EPA would shut down access to the lake (or something like that).
I'm outraged that companies, and government agencies don't do a good enough job letting the public know that we are being poisoned, and that this is probably affecting my fertility (and other health issues). I guess it's no wonder that illness, cancer, and a variety of other diseases run rampant in this world - a chemical veil is over our eyes.
Enough ranting for now - goodnight!
Anyway, when I got in the car and started reading some of the summaries, one paper caught my attention. I don't have it in front of me, but basically it referred to a study that was done in the year 2000 where it was known that in the Springtime there were increased levels of some toxic herbicides from local farms flowing into the local rivers - and this water was then used to supply some of our public water (after treatment, of course). But, before the time of this study, the municipal water treatment plant didn't treat these chemicals, and most importantly, I don't think the public was informed at all!
I just find it amazing that the local chemi-farms are able to use toxic chemicals on their land that run-off into local streams & rivers, and ultimately into our tap water. Back in the year 2000 & before I drank tap water regularly, having heard from a number of sources that it was safe.
Anyway, my point is that I've (& the public) is regularly exposed to all sorts of hazardous chemicals, and maybe this is a major factor in my infertility issues (low sperm motility). There are probably other issues as well involving everyday poisins. I recently gave a speech to my local toastmasters club informing my audience of some of the everyday poisins that we liberally apply to our body including chlorine from swimming pools, petro-based makeup products, hair products, perfumes, and all sorts of toxic ingredients in our typical american processed foods.
The thing is that the city water treatment plant knew that it was pumping certain levels of herbicides (i.e. atrazine) and other toxic chemicals into our water supply for YEARS, and this may be a reason why my wife and I are having problems having children. We're both chemically sensitive. Maybe regular 'breeders' have higher tolerances. Maybe the whole idea is BS, I don't know. I do know that many of these toxic substances have a cumulative effect in the body since the body may not be designed to remove some of these synthetic toxins naturally (w/o chelation therapy or something). My dentist recently told me that it would probably be a huge help to remove the mercury fillings from my mouth, stating that the amount of mercury in someone's mouth typically contains enough toxic substance where if the same amount was discovered in a local lake, etc., then the EPA would shut down access to the lake (or something like that).
I'm outraged that companies, and government agencies don't do a good enough job letting the public know that we are being poisoned, and that this is probably affecting my fertility (and other health issues). I guess it's no wonder that illness, cancer, and a variety of other diseases run rampant in this world - a chemical veil is over our eyes.
Enough ranting for now - goodnight!
1 Comments:
You know, my father-in-law is a dentist, and when we started having miscarriage after miscarriage, he quietly suggested I come in and have all my fillings replaced. He's never said there is a connection, but I've always wondered about that....
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Soper, at 4:55 PM
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