High levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals have been found in water samples near fracking sites in Colorado, according to research accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s journal Endocrinology.
The chemicals “could raise the risk of reproductive, metabolic, neurological and other diseases, especially in children who are exposed to EDCs [endocrine-disrupting chemicals],” said one of the study’s authors, Susan Nagel, of the University of Missouri School of Medicine.
Researchers took surface and ground water samples from sites with drilling spills or accidents in Garfield County, Colo. The area has more than 10,000 natural gas wells. Researchers also looked at control samples from sites without spills in Garfield County, as well samples from Boone County, Missouri.
The water samples from drilling sites had higher levels of EDC activity that could interfere with the body’s response to the reproductive hormone estrogen, and androgens, a class of hormones that includes testosterone.
Drilling site water samples had moderate to high levels of the hormone-disrupting chemical. Water samples from the Colorado River, which is the drainage basin for the natural gas drilling sites, had moderate levels.
Researchers found little EDC activity in the water samples from the sites with little drilling.
“Fracking is exempt from federal regulations to protect water quality, but spills associated with natural gas drilling can contaminate surface, ground, and drinking water,” Nagel said.
Researchers looked at 12 suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals used in fracking. They measured the chemicals’ ability to mimic, or block, the effect of the body’s male and female reproductive hormones.
“More than 700 chemicals are used in the fracking process, and many of them disturb hormone function,” Nagel said.
Research has linked EDC exposure to infertility, cancer and birth defects.
“With fracking on the rise, populations may face greater health risks from increased endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure,” Nagel said.
EDCs can also be found in manufactured products, certain foods, air, water, and soil.
Other authors of the study include: C.D. Kassotis, J.W. Davis and A.M. Hormann of the University of Missouri, and D.E. Tillitt of the U.S. Geological Survey.
2013年12月16日 星期一
2013年11月12日 星期二
Blogger May Wish To Rethink Calling Rep
Some people get pretty worked up about Obamacare. Here, for instance, is Jeff Goldstein, the proud proprietor of ProteinWisdom.com, explaining to civil rights legend John Lewis that YUH HUH Obamacare IS TOO SLAVERY, and also that John Lewis is a "parasite" — you know who else called people "parasites"? — and a disgrace to the civil rights movement, and that he should go fuck himself.We are going to skip past his assertion that the Tea Party fights for "the epistemology of the Enlightenment," because it made our brain kill itself.Here, look for yourself!You sir, are a disgrace to the civil rights movement, a disgrace to the seriousness of the historic fight for equal rights for blacks led by Republicans, a disgrace to those you purport to represent, yet upon whose ignorance and perpetually stoked victimization you continue to prey. I despise people like you.
You've turned a past injustice into a cottage race industry upon which you live like a parasite. And your attempts to tether that past injustice to those of us who today fight for the freedom and autonomy of the individual to resist the oppression of the state suggests that it is you, sir, who today carries the fire hoses and have shown yourself willing, time and again, to release the dogs against those who oppose your designs on their liberty. In short, you are an opportunistic relic who, your protestations to the contrary, has become a bane to the very progress of the people your purport to speak for. So go fuck yourself.
No, "slavery" was when John Lewis crushed the rights of Sovereign Citizens to control their own states and buses and lunch counters, by forcing them to enter into contracts with and serve negroes. Why did John Lewis insist on enslaving all those lunchcounter owners who were just minding their own business beating up negroes like John Lewis? Why did John Lewis turn his fire-hose on them, by making them serve grilled cheese sandwiches equally to patrons without regard to race or creed?Of course, Jeff Goldstein is a blogger and "sometime fiction writer," which on its face means he has done more for civil rights than having been a freedom rider, and also being jailed and beaten for being a freedom rider, and then getting elected to Congress.
You've turned a past injustice into a cottage race industry upon which you live like a parasite. And your attempts to tether that past injustice to those of us who today fight for the freedom and autonomy of the individual to resist the oppression of the state suggests that it is you, sir, who today carries the fire hoses and have shown yourself willing, time and again, to release the dogs against those who oppose your designs on their liberty. In short, you are an opportunistic relic who, your protestations to the contrary, has become a bane to the very progress of the people your purport to speak for. So go fuck yourself.
No, "slavery" was when John Lewis crushed the rights of Sovereign Citizens to control their own states and buses and lunch counters, by forcing them to enter into contracts with and serve negroes. Why did John Lewis insist on enslaving all those lunchcounter owners who were just minding their own business beating up negroes like John Lewis? Why did John Lewis turn his fire-hose on them, by making them serve grilled cheese sandwiches equally to patrons without regard to race or creed?Of course, Jeff Goldstein is a blogger and "sometime fiction writer," which on its face means he has done more for civil rights than having been a freedom rider, and also being jailed and beaten for being a freedom rider, and then getting elected to Congress.
2013年11月7日 星期四
Tyler Children's Park to host 10th Annual 'Christmas in the Park'
Mika estimated startup costs of $250,000 for initial inventory for hose and couplings, along with first-year operating cost and having a sizable amount of available warehouse space. Successful industrial hose distributors also typically have staff dedicated to that part of the business."If you're going to put in part-time focus, you're going to get part-time results," he said. "You're either in the industrial hose business or you're not. You have to stock common products, and you have to make the commitment for the people and the resources to make sure they are properly trained."Buzz Hooper of Rubber & Accessories Inc. said he started in the business with a manufacturer and got to visit distributors all over the U.S.
"I saw what a good distributor was and what a bad distributor was China Low Temperature hoses manufacturers," he said. "It's a very good business to be in, but just make sure you're ready to make that commitment because you can't be in industrial hose half way."Eaton also provides support to its distributors by making sure that both outside and inside sales staff are trained on new products. The firm also works with either NAHAD or coupling manufacturer partners to ensure proper training on couplings is provided.Its first choice in looking to add industrial hose distributors is to work with established Eaton distributors, according to Mika. The company has established Aeroquip and Weatherhead distributors for hydraulic lines, and the goal is to get them to convert to Eaton industrial hose if they currently sell another brand or to teach those not in the business what it takes to enter the sector.
Ed Fabacher of Fabacher Inc. said for those in the fluid conveyance industry, it is easy to incorporate industrial hose into the business. "I encourage you to do so because I think you'd find the profitability would be very astounding." A few years ago I wrote about my never-ending search for the perfect garden hose,Grain oil hoses suppliers meaning one that did not continually kink.I wrote about how tired I was of spending a significant amount of money on a hose that supposedly would never kink only to have it do just that every time I used it.So last spring I was thrilled when I began to see TV commercials for a new kind of garden hose that was supposedly magic.
"I saw what a good distributor was and what a bad distributor was China Low Temperature hoses manufacturers," he said. "It's a very good business to be in, but just make sure you're ready to make that commitment because you can't be in industrial hose half way."Eaton also provides support to its distributors by making sure that both outside and inside sales staff are trained on new products. The firm also works with either NAHAD or coupling manufacturer partners to ensure proper training on couplings is provided.Its first choice in looking to add industrial hose distributors is to work with established Eaton distributors, according to Mika. The company has established Aeroquip and Weatherhead distributors for hydraulic lines, and the goal is to get them to convert to Eaton industrial hose if they currently sell another brand or to teach those not in the business what it takes to enter the sector.
Ed Fabacher of Fabacher Inc. said for those in the fluid conveyance industry, it is easy to incorporate industrial hose into the business. "I encourage you to do so because I think you'd find the profitability would be very astounding." A few years ago I wrote about my never-ending search for the perfect garden hose,Grain oil hoses suppliers meaning one that did not continually kink.I wrote about how tired I was of spending a significant amount of money on a hose that supposedly would never kink only to have it do just that every time I used it.So last spring I was thrilled when I began to see TV commercials for a new kind of garden hose that was supposedly magic.
2013年10月15日 星期二
Hose Suppliers Australia Introduces an All-Inclusive Range of Hose Fitting and Supplies for All Industries
Hose Suppliers Australia introduces an all-inclusive range of hose fitting and supplies for all industries. They have a range of plumbing fitting for plumbing applications, specialized in meeting the requirements of various types of pipes, materials and applications. Their range of air fittings offers the best fitting style and material for any sort of residential application, ensuring a leak-free connection.When it comes to ensuring leak proof systems, it requires the right kind of fitting, made of the right material and last but not the least, it should be installed properly. Hose Suppliers Australia has the largest range of fittings to connect straight sections of pipes or change the direction of pipes. Their plumbing fittings offer adequate strength and corrosion resistance capability to safely handle the high pressure characteristic of hydraulic systems.
Their plumbing fitting range has fitting made up of materials like steel, brass having higher resistance to corrosion. Their long-lasting strength and durability, make them the most suitable fitting option for hydraulic systems. With plumbing fitting options in so many sizes and for such a diverse fitting requirement, one can have a fitting for any sort of plumbing job.Stainless steel fittings have the strength and durability of steel while also providing excellent corrosion resistance, making it the most suitable fitting material for plumbing applications where the surrounding environment is corrosive. Their brass fitting offers moderate strength, toughness, and corrosion resistance capability with great ductility.
Hose Suppliers Australia provides specialist servicing to the industrial, hose fittings, vee belt and marine markets. They stock a complete range of products for all industrial and marine applications and maintain an extensive reseller network. With two major service centers in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, Hose Suppliers Australia provides technical support second to none. Their product specialists have over 100 years of combined industrial experience.What I love most about the hot topic of hose is that it never ends and the debate rages on. Each year in late summer and early fall I get questions from women about hose and if they should be worn. Three readers have asked me about hose just in the last week.
Their plumbing fitting range has fitting made up of materials like steel, brass having higher resistance to corrosion. Their long-lasting strength and durability, make them the most suitable fitting option for hydraulic systems. With plumbing fitting options in so many sizes and for such a diverse fitting requirement, one can have a fitting for any sort of plumbing job.Stainless steel fittings have the strength and durability of steel while also providing excellent corrosion resistance, making it the most suitable fitting material for plumbing applications where the surrounding environment is corrosive. Their brass fitting offers moderate strength, toughness, and corrosion resistance capability with great ductility.
Hose Suppliers Australia provides specialist servicing to the industrial, hose fittings, vee belt and marine markets. They stock a complete range of products for all industrial and marine applications and maintain an extensive reseller network. With two major service centers in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, Hose Suppliers Australia provides technical support second to none. Their product specialists have over 100 years of combined industrial experience.What I love most about the hot topic of hose is that it never ends and the debate rages on. Each year in late summer and early fall I get questions from women about hose and if they should be worn. Three readers have asked me about hose just in the last week.
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