>> NOW TO WHAT’S IN THE WATER. NEARLY HALF OF THE NATION’S DRINKING WATER IS ESTIMATED TO
CONTAIN SUBSTANCES CALLED
PEACE THESE ARE CHEMICALS
FOUND IN EVERYDAY ITEMS THAT
TAKE A LONG TIME TO BREAK
DOWN, HENCE THEIR NICKNAME
FOREVER CHEMICALS. FINDING
THEM IN TAP WATER CAN BE
CONCERNING AS STUDY SUGGESTS
THESE FOREVER CHEMICALS CAN
INCREASE THE RISK OF LOW
INFANT BIRTH WEIGHT.
>> AND CERTAIN KIND OF
CANCERS. NEWS. JAX REPORTER
AND MAXWELL IS HERE TO TELL US
ABOUT JACKSONVILLE’S DRINKING
WATER AND WHAT’S BEING DONE TO
PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
AND
>> IS THAT RECENTLY RELEASED
NATIONWIDE STUDY SHOWS P FAST
WAS NOT DETECTED IN ANY OF THE
TAP. WATER SAMPLES TAKEN FROM
NORTHEAST FLORIDA. JTA TOLD ME
JACKSONVILLE’S WATER SOURCE IS
NATURALLY PROTECTED FROM
POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS. BUT I
ALSO HEARD FROM A UNF
PROFESSOR WHO SAYS THERE MAY
STILL BE CAUSE FOR CONCERN
WHEN IT COMES TO FOREVER
CHEMICALS IN YOUR DRINKING
WATER.
>> SPRAY IT FREY AND WHERE IT
DRINK BEING HER FLOOR WORLD
OUT, KILL SUBSTANCES POLY FOR
SUBSTANCES. ALSO KNOWN AS P
FAST. IT’S A TRADE-OFF
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
ASSISTANT CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR
BRENDA JONES EXPLAINS THESE
MANMADE CHEMICALS CAN BE
USEFUL IN MANY WAYS. IT
ENABLES PLANES TO TAKE OFF AND
LAND MUCH MORE SAFELY ENABLES
FLAME RETARDANTS P FAST ARE
EVERYWHERE IN CLOTHING, FOOD,
WRAPPERS, AND EVEN IN THE
BLOODSTREAMS OF MOST PEOPLE IN
THE U.S.. BUT THERE’S STILL A
LOT WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT PEE DO
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THIS CONVENIENCE? WITH SOME
UNKNOWNS AS TO WHAT WILL
HAPPEN IN.
>> 10 YEARS.
>> P FAST HAVE BEEN USED IN
INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS
SINCE THE 40’S, THEIR STRONG
CHEMICAL BONDS MEAN THEY DON’T
DEGRADE EASILY. SO THEY
CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE IN OUR
AIR WATER SOIL AND BODIES HAVE
BEEN LINKED WITH HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT MOMENT OF ALL I
MEAN THIS ORDERS. THEY’VE ALSO
BEEN LINKED WITH KIDNEY AND
TESTICULAR CANCERS. SO IT WAS
CONCERNING WHEN A MAJOR STUDY
FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY ESTIMATED PEACE OFFICER
PRESENT IN ABOUT 45% OF
AMERICAN DRINKING WATER. AND I
THINK IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT
WE KNOW
>> AND SO THAT WE CAN TAKE
ACTION J THEIR MAIN STREET LOT
IS ALREADY PREPARING. DURING
THIS $500,000 MACHINE TO
COMPLY WITH PROPOSED NEW
FEDERAL RULES REQUIRING
DRINKING WATER BE TESTED FOR P
IT’S ACTUALLY JUST GOT HERE
LIKE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO.
>> SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE
TRAINING COMING UP THE END OF
THIS MONTH.
>> KEVIN HOLBROOK SAYS JTA AS
DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL
COMPLIANCE. WE DO
APPROXIMATELY 200,000 ANALYSIS
A YEAR APPROXIMATELY 40,000 OF
THOSE ARE ON DRINKING WATER.
>> YOU CAN’T HAVE ANY AIR
CAPSULE IN HERE BECAUSE YOU
DON’T YOUR TO COME OUT
PREMATURELY. WE FOUND A LAB IN
FULL SWING. WE TEST FOR POLY
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS OVER
HERE IS LOW LOW LEVEL MERCURY.
ANALYZERS HOLBROOKE’S AS P
FAST. HE’S NEVER BEEN FOUND
AND JTA AS WATER AND HE
DOESN’T EXPECT IT TO BE. ALL
STARTS WITH YOUR WATER SOURCE.
>> AND HERE IN JACKSONVILLE
AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA, WE’RE
FORTUNATE WE GET OUR WATER
FROM THE DEEP JE A SOURCES,
ITS DRINKING WATER FROM MORE
THAN 100 WELLS THAT ARE AT
LEAST 800 FEET BELOW THE
SURFACE. WATER DOWN. THERE IS
PRISTINE.
>> WE ACQUIRED VERY MINIMAL
TREATMENT ON THIS IS EXAMPLE
OF ARE WELL OVER THINK ABOUT A
20 INCH TO GOING DOWN, YOU
KNOW, 1300 FEET, A QUARTER
MILE UNDERGROUND.
>> PULLING UP YOUR WATER. HE
SAYS A LAYER OF IMPENETRABLE
CLAY OVER THE AQUIFER ALSO
SERVES AS A NATURAL FILTER
JONESY YOU ENOUGH SAYS THAT’S
ENCOURAGING. BUT SHE SUGGEST
PEOPLE LOOK AT THE STUDY IS A
WHOLE. IT’S REALLY THE SET GET
THE GIVES YOU THE BEST
INFORMATION, NOT AN INDIVIDUAL
DATA POINT. THE STUDY IS BASED
ON THE RESULTS OF 716 SAMPLES
TAKEN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT JUST A FEW OF THOSE WERE
IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
>> THEY FOUND THAT IF YOU’RE
IN AN URBAN AREA, THERE’S
ABOUT A 75% CHANCE THAT YOU’LL
1000 YOUR WATER. IF YOU ARE IN
A RURAL AREA, THERE’S ABOUT A
25% CHANCE THAT THAT’S THE
CONCERNING STATISTICS FOR THE
COUNTRY. A WARNING SIGNAL OF
HOW WIDESPREAD P FASTING
DRINKING WATER HAS BECOME.
♪
BRENDA JONES SAYS IF YOU’RE
REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT P 1000,
YOU’RE DRINKING WATER. THE
BEST THING YOU CAN DO TO TAKE
ACTION IS GET AN ACTIVATED
CARBON FILTER.
>> THEY RANGE IN PRICE, BUT
THERE IS ONE THAT JUST $25.
AND TOM AND JOY, ANOTHER THING
JE A CUSTOMERS CAN DO IF THEY
HAVE CONCERNS IS REACH OUT TO
THE UTILITY TO SEE IF THEY CAN
GET A FREE WATER QUALITY
TESTS. AND WE’VE GOT LINKS ON
HOW TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND
AND LINKS WITH MORE
INFORMATION ON THOSE FILTERS
ON NEWSFOURJAX DOT COM.
>> AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE WELL
AS THEY GET THEIR OWN WATER
FROM THEIR OWN. WELL, WHAT
ABOUT P IN WELLS?
>> A GOOD QUESTION THAT BIG
NATIONWIDE STUDY DID INCLUDE
WATER TAKEN FROM WELLS. I
THINK YOU PROBABLY WOULD SEE
THAT A LOT OF THOSE RURAL
AREAS THEY TESTED. SO WAS A
PART OF THAT STUDY. ALL RIGHT.