That’s right folks, we as individuals in urbanized areas are the biggest polluters of our waters. And, yes we are regulated as well as all those other activities.
No doubt. Who needs a prescription when you can get estrogen and so many pharmaceuticals right from your tap water! lol. Sad, I shouldn't laugh.
This system would be shut down.
Don't be so sure. The government isn't proactive when it comes to issues like this. When was the last time the US did due diligence and banned a carcinogen before it caused cancer? 10 years ago the European Union banned using certain types of phthalates in children's toys. Just in the last year or so, the US banned phthalates from baby bottles. Unfortunately, in the US a chemical is legal until someone proves it dangerous. In Europe, it's the other way around and the company using it has to prove it's safe before it can expose the public to it.
Heck, even substances which have been banned for years are sold to us. Lead paint has been a no-no for years here, yet until recently some chinese made toys sold here were coated in paint containing lead. Since you don't trust like the NY Times, here's a reference from the more trustworthy FoxNoise.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293046,00.html"Mattel Inc., one of the largest U.S. toy companies, was forced to recall 967,000 plastic preschool toys made by Lee Der because they were decorated with paint found to have excessive amounts of lead. The toys, sold in the U.S. under the Fisher-Price brand, included likenesses of Big Bird and Elmo, as well as the Dora and Diego characters."
