In Fridays class we discussed Water the article and the videos we linked to in our blog posts relating to the Patagonia story. Water is the only natural resource that cannot be replaced and has no substitute in life. We can replace our sources of energy coal, petroleum, natural gas, and nuclear power can all be replaced with other sources of energy such as solar and wind and other renewable techniques.
From a Google alert I received I learned about Chicago water sampling showing high levels of lead. These sampled showed more than 15 parts per billion of lead, a level that can trigger regulatory action by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA says that there is no safe level of lead exposure and have a running goal of zero exposure. This goes along with another article about toxic chromium found in drinking water. The chromium levels found being more than 11 times higher than health standard. This shows how we are polluting our water and requiring our water to be more and more necessary for filtration.
Link http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-epa-lead-tests-20120131,0,4490886.story
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