Comments on: Prescriptions drugs in the water. http://azsustainability.com/2008/03/10/prescriptions-drugs-in-the-water/ Arizona Sustainability, Green Blog, Community Forum, Environmental Action. Thu, 17 May 2012 01:22:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phoenix tap water is free of pharmaceuticals | AzSustainably.com http://azsustainability.com/2008/03/10/prescriptions-drugs-in-the-water/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Phoenix tap water is free of pharmaceuticals | AzSustainably.com Tue, 06 May 2008 15:25:33 +0000 http://azsustainably.com/2008/03/10/prescriptions-drugs-in-the-water/#comment-141 [...] few weeks back prescription drugs showing up in tap water was in all the headlines. Today I noticed a article on azcentral.com saying that the City of Phoenix has done extensive [...] [...] few weeks back prescription drugs showing up in tap water was in all the headlines. Today I noticed a article on azcentral.com saying that the City of Phoenix has done extensive [...]

]]> By: James http://azsustainability.com/2008/03/10/prescriptions-drugs-in-the-water/comment-page-1/#comment-23 James Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:34:00 +0000 http://azsustainably.com/2008/03/10/prescriptions-drugs-in-the-water/#comment-23 The article below has a blurb saying that reverse Osmosis does remove most drugs, but also leaves 2 gallons of polluted water for every 1 gallon cleaned. That doesn't sound like a good solution to me. "One technology, reverse osmosis, removes virtually all pharmaceutical contaminants but is very expensive for large-scale use and leaves several gallons of polluted water for every one that is made drinkable." http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/03/09/national/a091634D19.DTL The article below has a blurb saying that reverse Osmosis does remove most drugs, but also leaves 2 gallons of polluted water for every 1 gallon cleaned. That doesn’t sound like a good solution to me.

“One technology, reverse osmosis, removes virtually all pharmaceutical contaminants but is very expensive for large-scale use and leaves several gallons of polluted water for every one that is made drinkable.”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/03/09/national/a091634D19.DTL

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