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Alarm over Danish groundwater contamination!
Alarm over Danish groundwater contamination!
Alarm over Danish groundwater contamination!
An investigation commissioned by several Danish regional councils says the situation is critical and threatens the country's transition to a green economy.
More than half of Denmark's drinking water supplies are contaminated with pesticides and other toxins, a new report has revealed.
Regions sound the alarm over groundwater contami
An investigation commissioned by several Danish regional councils says the situation is critical and threatens the country's transition to a green economy.
More than half of Denmark's drinking water supplies are contaminated with pesticides and other toxins, a new report has revealed.
Regions sound the alarm over groundwater contamination: The drinking water in the Danish underground is threatened. And now the alarm is being raised by the Danish Regions.
"We have reached a point where something must be done right now, if there is also to be clean groundwater and drinking water for the next generations - and for ourselves," says Mads Duedahl, deputy chairman of the organisation.
According to Danish regions, more than every other drinking water borehole in Denmark is today contaminated with residues of pesticides and other toxins. In more than every 10 drinking water boreholes, the contamination is above the limit value. In a fifth of Denmark, the groundwater resource is thus over-exploited: This means that more water is used than is
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Alarm over Danish groundwater contamination!
Alarm over Danish groundwater contamination!
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"The pollution is now so extensive that it poses a resource problem," says Mads Duedahl: "More and more waterworks are forced to clean the groundwater in order to maintain the supply. And some drinking water boreholes must be closed completely.' Therefore, Danish Regions has now forwarded a new drinking water proposal to Environm
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"The pollution is now so extensive that it poses a resource problem," says Mads Duedahl: "More and more waterworks are forced to clean the groundwater in order to maintain the supply. And some drinking water boreholes must be closed completely.' Therefore, Danish Regions has now forwarded a new drinking water proposal to Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke (S), according to a press release. Here it also appears that there is a lack of a comprehensive plan for Danish groundwater - and therefore drinking water. According to Danske Regioner's deputy chairman, this is the reason for inappropriate prioritization and wrong investments. "There is currently no overall overview of how much groundwater we can extract in Denmark, and how big our water needs are and will be in different areas," says Mads Duedahl: "The important thing is that something happens now. Today, responsibility for groundwater is shared between the state, the regions and the municipalities. Therefore, no one is responsible for creating an overview.' From the press release, it appears that Danish Regions wants to be given "the responsibility and task of preparing a comprehensive mapping of all threats to groundwater”. https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/02/29/half-of-denmarks-water-supplies-contaminated-with-toxins-new-report-reveals
The 5 dangers of plastic drinking bottles
Why not drink water from plastic bottles?
Water is good for our body, partly because it removes harmful waste products. But anyone who drinks water from a plastic bottle actually ingests harmful waste products. Read below why plastic drinking bottles are so bad for our health. Fortunately, there are also very good alternatives.
1 Water from plastic PET bottles is harmful to your health.
Much water sold in the Netherlands is offered in plastic bottles made of PET. Antimony is used for the production of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and this can leak into the water. Antimony is a carcinogenic substance that is on the 2B list of carcinogenic substances.
Studies, including from the University of Heidelberg, have shown that antimony can enter the water from the bottle, causing 30 times more toxic substances to be found in it than in the water from glass bottles. The longer the water was in the PET bottle, the more antimony there was in the water.
In Australia it is prohibited to offer drinks in bottles made of PET due to its harmfulness. Unfortunately, things are still a long way off in Europe. Don't take any risks and avoid mineral water from plastic bottles.
2 Another carcinogen in plastic bottles: DEHA.
The harmful substance diethylhexyl adepate (DEHA) has also been found in mineral water from PET bottles. In particular, PET bottles that are used over and over again to fill them with water appear to contain the carcinogenic DEHA. DEHA can also cause liver problems.
3 The danger of plasticizers.
Plastic PET bottles are actually fragile. To combat this, all kinds of plasticizers are added to the plastic that give the bottle resilience and elasticity. Most plasticizers are phthalate plasticizers and have been under pressure for more than 20 years due to potential adverse health effects.
In 2013, research among 174 pregnant women showed that there was a link between the occurrence of abnormalities in 74 boys born to them. Another study from 2015 showed that the plasticizer DEHP (diethylhexyl phthalate) was mainly responsible for the relationship with abnormalities in boys. Another study examined a relationship between DBP and the health of the unborn child.
However, the most well-known plasticizer is bisphenol A (BPA). The use of bisphenols A (BPAs) has been under discussion for a long time and has now been banned. Usually people mainly talk about BPAs, but... there are other plasticizers.
But there are also other plasticizers with harmful effects, such as DEHP (diethylhexyl phthalate) and DBP or DNBP (di-n-butyl phthalate). Other plasticizers are BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), DINP (diisonone phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), DOP or DNOP (dioctyl phthalate) or DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate).
So if the bottle says 'free of BPA', other plasticizers are used that can also be harmful. Chemical industries (BASF, Bayer, Exxon, etc.) are eagerly looking for alternatives to make plastic flexible with substances that are less discussed. However, don't take any chances and ban mineral water from plastic bottles.
4 Heating makes PET plastic bottles extra harmful
When plastic is heated (microwave containers, plastic cups, etc.) the toxic substances are released even more. For that reason, coffee in plastic cups is also harmful. It is not without reason that plastic cups are no longer sold in many coffee machines. The same also applies to hot water bottles. If they lie in the sun (in a warm car, for example, or on the beach), the harmful substances are also released more quickly. So never keep plastic water bottles in your car or anywhere where they can get hot. Even better is to ban them permanently.
5 Plastic bottles are bad for the environment:
there are many islands of plastic floating in the ocean.
Every plastic bottle ends up in our environment after use. About 20 billion euros are sold on bottled water every year. This requires 1.5 billion kilos of plastic to make the bottles. A lot of plastic ultimately ends up in the sea, with all its consequences. Birds see a beautiful colored cap as a snack. Fish, turtles and other sea creatures become entangled in plastic rings. The rip currents of the water create large plastic plaques in our ocean. The ocean: our source of food! By using plastic materials we pollute our land and sea. And we pass that on to the next generation. For that reason alone, plastic bottles should be banned and you shouldn't want to drink from them.
For example, the purchased mineral water from a spring, or spring water, that was supposedly pure, suddenly becomes a lot less healthy because it is packaged in a plastic PET bottle. So it is best to never drink water from a plastic bottle again. Never again!
A new threat to humanity
Scientists have discovered microplastics in women's placentas
Scientists from the American University of New Mexico discovered microplastics in the placentas during examinations of pregnant women. Each of the particles was up to 5 mm long. Elements of plastic were found both in the mother's body and in the body of the fetus.
Microplastics are formed as a result of decomposition of larger plastic waste, in particular bags and bottles. Plastic granules are not absorbed by the human body and can cause allergic or inflammatory reactions.
The author of the study, Matthew Kemp, emphasized that such a phenomenon, that is, contamination of the placenta with plastic, can greatly affect the lives of people and the development of the fetus.
"Plastic waste in landfills releases microscopic particles into groundwater and sometimes into the atmosphere as aerosols that end up in our food, water and bodies. As all the plastic in our environment breaks down and turns into microplastics, its concentration will increase over time, making the problem worse." , - it is indicated in the publication.
However, scientists urged pregnant women not to panic and not to change their diet, because this can also affect the development of the child. Scientists noted that microplastics can enter the human body with fats that were, for example, on a food container. According to Kemp, people do not even notice or understand when microplastics enter the body.
Currently, experts are establishing all the consequences of the impact of microplastics.
It will be recalled that scientists have long been concerned about the global problem of microplastics. Particles of matter are found everywhere - from the depths of the sea to the highest layers of the atmosphere. These toxic small plastic residues have also been found in the clouds. Therefore, scientists have established that microplastics can affect the weather and global warming.
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Dangers to human health
Nanoplastics are the most worrisome type of plastic pollution for human health, experts say. That’s because the minuscule particles can invade individual cells and tissues in major organs, potentially interrupting cellular processes and depositing endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenols, phthalates, flame retardants, per- and polyfluorinated substances, or PFAS, and heavy metals.
“All of those chemicals are used in the manufacturing of plastic, so if a plastic makes its way into us, it’s carrying those chemicals with it. And because the temperature of the body is higher than the outside, those chemicals are going to migrate out of that plastic and end up in our body,” Mason explained.
“The chemicals can be carried to your liver and your kidney and your brain and even make their way across the placental boundary and end up in an unborn child,” Mason said.
In studies of pregnant mice, researchers have found plastic chemicals in the brain, heart, liver, kidney and lungs of the developing baby 24 hours after the pregnant mother ingested or breathed in plastic particles, said study coauthor Phoebe Stapleton, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Rutgers University’s Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in Piscataway, New Jersey.
“Micro and nanoplastics have been found in the human placenta at this point, Stapleton said. “They’ve been found in human lung tissues. They’ve been found in human feces; they’ve been found in human blood.”
Source; https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/08/health/bottled-water-nanoplastics-study-wellness/index.html
MICROPLASTICS IN WATER
- What is something that is truly indestructible? Comic book fans will say a vibranium-metal alloy, while others might say that diamonds are about as close as we’ll get in reality.
- But something is being manufactured on our planet today that is genuinely indestructible. Plastic.
- That’s right: the plastic we are making today is here to stay. Not necessarily in its exact form, but plastic does not break down.
- According to Chris Tyree & Dan Morrison, authors of The Invisibles: The Plastic Inside Us, “It gets worse. Plastic is all but indestructible, meaning plastic waste doesn’t biodegrade; rather, it only breaks down into smaller pieces of itself, even down to particles in a nanometer scale — one-one thousandth of one-one thousandth of a millimeter. Studies show particles of that size can migrate through the intestinal wall and travel to the lymph nodes and other bodily organs.”