October16th
Excreting into the river sounds gross, but not especially threatening.
Problem is, in theory the Tamiflu could get on ducks, which could then result in a drug-resistant bird flu. That’s a lot of what-ifs, but still enough to be concerned about.
[ ScienceNews.org ]
October16th
Ok, that sounds pretty bad. Mercury is bad, and it’s everywhere!
Reading the article, only 1/4 of the fish had potentially dangerous levels of mercury. But still, that’s a lot of fish with high mercury levels.
[ WKOWTV.com ]
October16th
That sounds pretty bad. I like water.
If you live near a coal plant or other polluter, it could really suck for you.
[ NYTimes.com ]
October16th
I shower every day! Sometimes more than once! OMG, DOOOOOM!
While it’s true they found bacteria live in shower heads, only 30% had a significant amount. Also, the potentially harmful bacteria is only a risk to those with immune system deficiencies.
[ ABC.net.au ]
October16th
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water – deadly, unkillable microbes attack!
Looks like the tests were limited to a handful of beaches on the west coast. Staph bacteria was found at 9 out of 10 of the beaches tested, Staph aureus was found on 5 of those, and about half of the samples taken from those 5 beaches were antibiotics-resistant. MRSA is potentially fatal if you develop a bloodstream infection, though, so it’s still concerning to see hospital strains showing up on beaches.
[ USAToday.com ]
