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Originally Posted by JamesB
This really has nothing to do with (most) antibiotics since they are VERY readily oxidized (broken down) by light, water, and most things that are not inert. For the most part, antibiotics are not resilient chemical compounds.
The original "bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics" stems from two problems:
1. over-prescribing antibiotics for non-bacterial infections
2. ignorant people NOT taking the full course of their prescription
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I guess you are unaware of the impact from eating meat dosed with all the antibiotics. I understand from several doctors I know that this is a big contributor to the problem as well. It's in pretty much everything out there. Sad.
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Originally Posted by JamesB
This is another example of how good (pure) science becomes molested by the media.
The drugs detected in the water supply are within what is known as the "Horwitz" limit of detection. Long story short, the levels detected are within a special region of values what in most cases exceeds 50% probability due to the concentration levels alone. I'm not sure I can simplify the explanation too much without either taking too long, or over-simplifying the idea.
At the detected levels, there is no biological activity in humans. When doses are worked out, they are done on a mass-drug to mass(equiv)-subject basis. Ie. 1mg per 1kg body-weight. The values published are well below what any toxicologist will refer to as a dosage-response curve.
I'm only worried for phytoplankton and other extremely small organisms at the lowest trophic levels of the ecosystem.
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Sorry, but I don't think this is a media frenzy. Read the article and you'll see other impacts from all this stuff out there. We're just beginning to understand what is going on because we're just beginning to look into this stuff. It builds up over time. And humans aren't getting tested yet. And I'm sure Big Brother doesn't want us to know.
Say, are you a part of Big Brother?
We're in for a world of shit as time goes on. Ask anyone you know in their late 70s and older how many people they knew when they were kids that had cancer. Even cigs weren't as bad for you back then.
I don't care how much you try to simplify this, it's happening. And unless you're qualified scientist looking at the data over time I'm just not buying your point of view. Sorry, nothing personal.