No wonder everyone is so bright and chipper in England...
Posted by Dr. Frank at August 8, 2004 06:48 PM | TrackBackOk-now how does that even happen? And how does it not get filtered in sewage treating process. Now that is kinda wrong.
Posted by: Megan at August 9, 2004 07:33 AMHow does that even happen is right. This isn't fluoride, people. I have trouble believing such a thing could end up in the water supply entirely on accident, but maybe that's just my paranoid looniness kicking in.
Posted by: Kid Somnambulist at August 9, 2004 03:01 PMkid,
paranoid looniness, eh? may i suggest you have a nice tall glass of tap water? aaahahahhahhhaaaaahahahah (evil laughter).
Europeans are morons. This is why I only drink tomato juice.
Posted by: jeff at August 9, 2004 06:42 PMI wish that they would put some happy-stuff (or more accurate for Prozac: retarding, energy robbing, apathy inducing) drugs into the water supply. Then again, nobody drinks water any more thanks to Pepsi and Budweiser. Well, unless it's "designer" water like Avion or Dasani, that stuff makes you look cool.
Posted by: Zaphod Beeblebrox at August 9, 2004 07:12 PMreally though frank,WHERE DO you get this stuff,
are you that bored?
I guess I don't know as much about waterworks as I thought. I was under the impression that the "drinking" pool and the "sewage" pool were two completely different things and never the twain shall meet (not a bad idea if you ask me). I'm all for sedatives in my water :) The "clean" turd thing, on the other hand, that's messed up.
Posted by: Mike at August 10, 2004 01:30 AMUhhhmmm, this is another of those stories that some ignorant fellow slung into the energy storm...and lots of people fell for it.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/thisweek/story/0,12977,1280806,00.html
"Does your drinking water have Prozac in it?
Ian Sample
Thursday August 12, 2004
The Guardian
It's unlikely. While all manner of drugs can be detected in sewage, and in rivers close to sewage outlets, processing the water appears to destroy any residual traces.
Media reports this week claimed that the Environment Agency had found significant levels of the antidepressant Prozac in drinking water, amounting to what some referred to as "mass medication". But the Environment Agency says it has never looked at Prozac. Instead, it attributes the work to Norman Baker, a Liberal Democrat MP with a long-standing interest in the issue." (much more at the link above
I rely upon Ray Girvan for these things.
Posted by: Liz at September 15, 2004 07:52 AMfooey. Comments don't html:
ray girvan:
http://www.raygirvan.co.uk/apoth/2004_08_01_arc.html#109232835401942596