tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321007105397257479.post8595722527696969767..comments2023-05-18T04:33:49.066-07:00Comments on I want to wear beads every day: another thing or two in the list of stuff not to buyWearinbeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175752039767898951noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321007105397257479.post-3587718604367040062011-04-18T10:25:55.205-07:002011-04-18T10:25:55.205-07:00There may not be bacteria that can break down tric...There may not be bacteria that can break down triclosan. Not my field of expertise, but from the one talk I heard about water treatment, the treatment plants essentially aerate and let natural critters digest the organic materials. Thus, excreted hormones, antibiotics and evidently triclosans do enter the waterways and act as endocrine disrupters to fish, toads and other aquatic residents.Wearinbeadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175752039767898951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321007105397257479.post-72232028028949827412011-04-11T12:21:25.560-07:002011-04-11T12:21:25.560-07:00OK, I'm really late catching up with blogs but...OK, I'm really late catching up with blogs but I don't understand something: If I use something on my counters, sinks, toilet bowls-- doesn't that go into the sewage system that pumps into the treatment plant? Runoff that goes into waterways is irrigation runoff, etc. that goes into storm grates. Elucidate, please.leilaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321007105397257479.post-44499046457362560232011-04-04T10:32:47.244-07:002011-04-04T10:32:47.244-07:00I dont' buy anything antibacterial, anymore. ...I dont' buy anything antibacterial, anymore. The hand sanitizer that I use is alcohol based.pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651944290195111894noreply@blogger.com