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Mar. 10th, 2008 10:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angledgeThis morning, my friend Dr. Whisky sent me a link to what may possibly be the greatest BBC news story ever.
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen (shout-out tohermiston!) have discovered a way to use byproducts from the whisky industry to treat contaminated groundwater. This process, which has a name that has been tortured to produce the acronym DRAM, is still in the research stages. Hmmm, I wonder if anyone has properly studied the side effects on human populations exposed to DRAM via the ingestion pathway?
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen (shout-out to
hermiston!) have discovered a way to use byproducts from the whisky industry to treat contaminated groundwater. This process, which has a name that has been tortured to produce the acronym DRAM, is still in the research stages. Hmmm, I wonder if anyone has properly studied the side effects on human populations exposed to DRAM via the ingestion pathway?
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Date: 2008-03-10 03:17 pm (UTC)I spoke to a chemist from one of our laboratories a few weeks ago about a particular analysis for mercury that is accurate to parts per trillion. He said that, in order to run that test without interference, they had to hire a chemist who had no mercury fillings in his teeth. That's how sensitive a parts per trillion assay is.
Personally, I am not concerned about drugs being detected in my drinking water at such low concentrations. I think it says more about the advanced state of our detection technology than it does about any risk to public health.