permaculture

[negiliblek <negiliblek@yahoo.com>]

> So I have a difficult time believing that removing trace amounts of 
> minerals would 
> significantly increase water's ability to take away wastes.
 
scientifically beleive what you wish to however, I helped install all new 
computer workstations at a coal electrical generating plant where 99.9999% 
pure water is required for their coal burning process
 
The 99.999% water tank is labeled with a poisonous label label as required by 
OSHA's material data safety guidelines.  I asked why and was told that 
99.9999% pure water will strip all the elecrolytes and minerals necessary for 
human physiology to function and will cause heart beat irregularities and 
muscle cramps ( Ca and Na decificieny being the first and most obvious items 
to be removed).  I asked how much would kill a person and was told by the 
technician "I wouldn't drink a quart and I wouldn't dare drink a gallon".
 
Your distiller probably doesn't provide you with 99.999% pure water so you 
wouldn't see such drastic effects.
 
Old timers in East Texas told me to put clam shells/oyster/other seashelss to 
the bottm of my rain water collection barrels to add minerals and calcium 
back into the rain water I collected  ..."keeps you healthy that way" I was 
told.



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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7635714.stm
Page last updated at 21:05 GMT, Thursday, 25 September 2008 22:05 UK
Bleak outlook for Europe's toads
By Mark Kinver
Science and environment reporter, BBC News

Common toads in a mating ball (Image: Trent Garner/ZSL)
Even common toads are feeling the heat, researchers warn

More than half of Europe's amphibians could be extinct by 2050, a team of UK 
researchers has warned.

Climate change, habitat destruction and disease were the main factors 
threatening the species' long-term survival, they
added.

Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said creatures in 
Italy and Iberia were at most risk.

A recent global assessment found that a third of all amphibians were at risk 
of being wiped off the face of the planet.

The findings were presented at an event hosted by naturalist Sir David 
Attenborough to highlight the plight of Europe's
amphibians.

"Amphibians are the lifeblood of many environments, playing key roles in the 
functions of ecosystems," Sir David said.

"It is both extraordinary and terrifying that in just a few decades we could 
lose half of all these species."

Bleak outlook

Outlining the team's findings, ZSL research fellow Trent Garner said climate 
change was likely to have a dramatic impact
on the conditions the creatures needed to survive.

"Published projections show that climate change alters amphibians' habitats, 
so we expect a large number of species to
be faced with loss of habitat and, ultimately, extinction," he observed.

Dr Garner added that species in Italy, Iberia and the Mediterranean region 
would bear the brunt of changes to the
climate, but amphibians in all parts of Europe would be affected.

"In the UK, we are already seeing common toads losing condition and 
experiencing reduced survival.

"As climate change continues to impact habitats, the situation gets far worse 
for these native species."

As well as the climate threat, the researchers warned that two infectious 
diseases - a chytrid fungus and ranavirus -
were also a serious threat to the animals' long-term survival.

Helen Meredith, amphibians co-ordinator for ZSL's Evolutionarily Distinct and 
Globally Endangered (EDGE) programme,
warned: "There is no time to waste if we are to prevent further species loss.

"We need to reduce carbon emissions, but also address other pressing factors 
including habitat destruction and spread of
diseases."

SEE ALSO
Frog hunt: In search of the world's rarest frogs
12 Sep 08 |  Science & Environment
Q&A: The frog-killer fungus
01 Sep 08 |  Science & Environment
Bacteria could stop frog killer
06 Jun 08 |  Science & Environment
Frog killer fungus 'breakthrough'
30 Oct 07 |  Science & Environment
'Fewer leaves' behind frog demise
17 Apr 07 |  Science & Environment
Climate culprit for frog deaths
11 Jan 06 |  Asia-Pacific

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