Down the drain and into… dolphins?
Weve got some disturbing news. Researchers have reported
that triclosan was found in the blood of bottlenose dolphins. This
goes to show that the consequences of overusing a pesticide like
triclosan are incredibly far-reaching and dangerous.
It is well known that marine mammals, forced to swim in polluted
waters, become contaminated with persistent organic pollutants. Triclosan,
commonly used in personal care products including hand soaps and dish
detergent, has made its way down drain and into dolphins living in US
coastal waters. The study, which appears in this month‚ Environmental
Pollution, examined dolphins from rivers, an estuary, a harbor and a
lagoon in South Carolina and Florida. Blood samples from wild
bottlenose dolphins found within an estuary in Charleston, South
Carolina and in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida in 2005 were analyzed
for triclosan. Triclosan was detected in 31 and 23 percent of the
animals from the two sites.
As
we wash our hands (or dishes, or clothing, etc.) with soaps containing triclosan, it eventually enters wastewater. While most harmful
residue is removed during the treatment process, triclosan
persists in waterways and is one of the most commonly found
contaminants in river and estuary sediment downstream of treated water
outfalls.
Next time youre shopping, keep in mind the possible effects your choices have
on the world. If we continue on the same irresponsible path, who knows what the
effects of triclosan in our environment will be 10 or 20 years from now? And take a minute to educate your friends and family
about this issue. Take the triclosan pledge and help protect dolphins and the rest of the planet!
The minority of us are vey concerned about what is happening to our anumals a but the majority dont care and is not interested in doing without they say they wont be here anyway so its down to the government and the manufactors to change the items of the product so save our wonderful earth
What I find interesting about our current system of government is the complete ignorance of our earth’s current situation. Let’s make this more clear, our own current situation. Our children are growing up with irrelevant teachings, unhealthy food, corrupt governmental practices, rampage global crime, media that informs us of irrelevant news, materialism, consumer driven minds that suck the earth of precious resources, corporations that hold back technologies that help inhabitants pursue a cleaner environment for the well being of all, destruction of needed land and many much more, all for the sake of profit. So if profit is the goal, why not eliminate it. Sounds radical? At this point this seems reasonable and feasible.
If nature has taught us only one thing, it is that the only constant is change. There is no such thing as a Utopia. Therefore, in order for us to grow productively as a species, we need to become experts at “changing our minds” about anything and everything.
If what I say interest’s you please investigate further to this .pdf file where you will see detailed information on a movement happening worldwide that explains how we got here and what needs to be done to fix it.
http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/The%20Zeitgeist%20Movement.pdf
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