Scientists to discuss toxins in our water, food, and medicines

Tomorrow 7,000 scientists and regulators from 45 countries will gather in Seattle, WA to address the issue of toxins in our water, our food, and in the pharmaceuticals that have been pushed to the American Public for so long.

This is the annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology - and I hope that through their efforts some progress can be made.

I am fortunate to live where water comes from a spring, high in the mountains where no sewers or chemical plants spew their toxins into my drinking water. But, according to the Spokesman Review article today, at least 41 million Americans are drinking water that contains drugs that have been "pre-processed" through other people's bodies.

Makes you want to run right out and drink something in a city restaurant, doesn't it? I gag just thinking about it - and worry because my kids live in the city. I hope they're listening when I tell them to buy Spring water from somewhere safe.

This focus is apparently a reaction to an investigation documenting these drugs in the water supply - a report that discussed how little is know about whether there are long term effects from drinking recycled drugs every day.

The news article went on to say that scientists have know for years that this problem existed, and it was discussed at last year's annual meeting, but due to the new report, now they'll likely begin to study whether there's a solution.

Tomorrow I'll tell you about some of the other deadly threats they'll be discussing this year - and what you can do to stay safe from at least a couple of them.