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sex-changing chemicals

February 17, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 40 weeks ago
Comment id: 27573

Problem can be simply & cheaply resolved. Estrogen (& estrogen mimicking chemicals) can be removed from wastewater streams by use of properly designed phytoremediation (reedbeds) as tertiary treatment prior to discharge. Other more critical problems, such as multi drug resistant bacteria, also safely controlled by this method - cheap too.

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