Following what goes on with oil and gas exploitation in and around Adrian, Michigan since 2013 - and how these events in our little city connect to the global environmental situation... - with the occasional sidetrack to other related environmental issues in Lenawee county, Michigan and how those relate to global issues.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Accelerating changes in ice mass within Greenland, and the ice sheet’s sensitivity to atmospheric forcing
Accelerating changes in ice mass within Greenland, and the ice sheet’s sensitivity to atmospheric forcing
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Reverse Osmosis Confirmed as Safe, Effective and Affordable Method to Filter out Cyanobacteria and the Microcystin Toxin
Tom,
I am sorry to hear you are experiencing water quality problems. I know how frustrating and infuriating it can be.
I cannot guarantee the quality and efficacy of all RO systems that are available for point-of-use treatment at home. However, the ones we tested provided excellent removal of microcystin – to non-detectable levels.
We still are preparing the papers from the work. The thesis of the graduate student who performed the work, Neelam Jagani, is available here: https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:toledo1524844338053604. I also attached a PDF copy.
Hope things improve soon,
Glenn
G. Glenn Lipscomb
Professor and Chair
Chemical Engineering
University of Toledo
3048 Nitschke Hall (MS 305)
1610 N Westwood Ave
Toledo, OH 43607
Tom Wassmer: I am more than happy to help Adrian residents and businesses with locating the right RO system free of charge.
Update, Good system at just $176:
https://www.abt.com/product/130329/APEC-Water-Essence-5-Stage-50-GPD-Reverse-Osmosis-Drinking-Water-System-ROES50.html
Toxic Secrets: The town that 3M built - where kids are dying of cancer
'Bombarded with it': Katelyn O'Connell is one of at least 21 Tartan High School students diagnosed with cancer during their primary, middle or high school years or within 10 years of graduating.CREDIT:DAVID BOWMAN
Toxic Secrets: The town that 3M built - where kids are dying of cancer
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Certain Dental Flosses Raise Body Levels of Toxic Chemicals
Certain Dental Flosses Raise Body Levels of Toxic Chemicals
The battle on the frontline of climate change in Mali - BBC News
"First, armed groups attacked nearby," she explains in a tired voice as we sit on plastic matting, five young children nestled close to their mother in Mali's fabled city in the sand Timbuktu.
"Then the rains came, and did the rest."
The worst rains in 50 years in northern Mali washed away their entire crop.
Those rains poured through the cracks in her mud home caused by an explosion an armed group set off.
Mali is lurching between drought and flood
The battle on the frontline of climate change in Mali - BBC News
Friday, January 18, 2019
Reverse Osmosis - Affordable Solution for Adrian's Water Issues
The current water situation should be another reason for restaurants, bars, coffee shops and other food related businesses and affluent residents to invest in an under the sink Revers Osmosis System. It also provides peace of mind about hexavalent chromium, lead, chlorine and chlorine organics products in chlorinated water, and many other pollutants that could occur.
RO systems can be purchased from many places at bargain rates of $100 to everyday rates of $250. Filters need to be replaced every year for about $60. Compare this to the price for 1 year of unregulated bottle water producing plastic waste polluting the environment.. No brainier and no excuses!
The link below supports RO as a solution during the Toledo water crisis:
https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2016/08/29/Reverse-osmosis-seen-as-solution-for-toxin.html
A good source for an RO system is:
Immediate fossil fuel phaseout could arrest climate change – study | Environment | The Guardian
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The study found there is a 66% chance of staying below 1.5C above pre-industrial levels if immediate action is taken. Photograph: Alamy
Immediate fossil fuel phaseout could arrest climate change – study | Environment | The Guardian