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color:#1F497D'>Don’t forget septic discharges. Not everything goes to sewer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sue
Dayton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 03, 2010 6:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Howard Anderson'; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Pharmwaste] FW: Chemicals in water altering genders of
fish(*LakePepin, Peedee and Potomac Rivers)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Howard:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>This is more complex than you think. I work on sludge issues here
in NC – the spreading of sewage sludge on farmlands (where this stuff
concentrates) that’s being given to farmers to use as a fertilizer free of
charge from WWTPs. Our sewage systems aren’t going to do a .... thing unless
they are TOLD to do so by state and/or federal regulators. They aren’t being
told nor will they acknowledge that there’s a problem. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Sue Dayton</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League</span><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>North Carolina Healthy Communities Program</span><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>PO BOX 44</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Saxapahaw, NC 27340</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>(336) 525-2003</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><a href="mailto:sdayton@swcp.com">sdayton@swcp.com</a></span><span
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lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Howard Anderson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Sue Dayton'; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Pharmwaste] FW: Chemicals in water altering genders of
fish(*LakePepin, Peedee and Potomac Rivers)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Dear Pharmwaste List:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Remember that over 99% of these drugs come from excretions by
those of us who take the drugs and excrete metabolites, or in many cases
largely unchanged drug. We should concentrate our efforts on teaching our
sewage systems to render the chemicals benign. Sometimes we spend a lot of time
and money trying to solve 1 percent of the problem, when we should be better
served solving the 99 percent. Then the extra 1 percent would come along, as a
matter of course.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Howard C. Anderson, Jr.,R.Ph.</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Executive Director</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>North Dakota Board of Pharmacy</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>1906 E. Broadway Ave.</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>P.O. Box 1354</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Bismarck, ND 58502-1354</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Phone (701) 328-9535</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Fax (701) 328-9536</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Web site www.nodakpharmacy.com</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sue
Dayton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] FW: Chemicals in water altering genders of fish
(*LakePepin, Peedee and Potomac Rivers)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=datestamp><i>The “generating source” for these
hormone-disrupting chemicals found in rivers and streams is PEOPLE as part of the
never-ending waste stream from homes, businesses, restaurants, hospitals,
research labs, veterinary clinics, funeral homes, nursing homes, and industry
which takes a brief stop at the local wastewater treatment plant before these <u>unregulated
and untested and unremoved</u> hormone disrupting chemicals are discharged as
effluent into surface waters and onto farmlands via sewage sludge (aka,
biosolids) where the chemicals are found to concentrate. The problem may not
just be affecting smallmouth bass, </i></span><i>carp, catfish and sturgeon,</i>
<span class=datestamp><i>but humans as well seen through research studies
showing decreasing sperm counts in men. A video is also available for viewing
at this link. Thoughts, anyone? -- Sue<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=datestamp>.........................................................<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=datestamp><a
href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/25/eveningnews/main5778106.shtml">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/25/eveningnews/main5778106.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=datestamp>COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 25, 2009</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>Chemicals in Water Alter Gender of Fish<o:p></o:p></h1>
<h2>Pollution Brings Worrying Signs for Fish Populations; Worse, Most U.S.
Drinking Water Comes from the Same Sources<o:p></o:p></h2>
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