Speaker Addresses Pharmaceutical Pollution Of Water Supplies
Speaker Addresses Pharmaceutical Pollution Of Water Supplies
Both a doctor and environmentalist, Marc Taylor, MD, will speak at a Trout Unlimited (TU) Candlewood Valley Chapter meeting open to the public Tuesday, February 13, at 7 pm, at Miry Brook Volunteer Fire Department in Danbury.
As chairman of the Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition, Dr Taylor is also concerned about the pharmaceutical waste entering the local water supply, which he will address next Tuesday.
His presentation will discuss how prescription drugs enter the environment, the potential consequences of their presence in the environment, how these pollutants affect people as well as fish and other species, and informative and frightening information gathered from the Pomperaug River and other watersheds.
Dr Taylor, is medical director of River Glen Health Care Center in Southbury and is an associate clinical professor of medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. He is chairman of the Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition, president of the Housatonic Valley Association, and is a member of the Naugatuck-Pomperaug Chapter of TU.
He serves on the boards of Rivers Alliance of Connecticut, River Network, and the Southbury Land Trust. As a physician, teacher, and environmentalist, he is concerned with understanding the connections linking environmental and human health. He has a particular interest in the fate of prescription drugs entering the environment.
To read his entire article âdrugging the watersâ check the website at www.cvtu.org.
Local TU President James Belden said, âThis is a really big issue. The pharmaceuticals in our wastewater is affecting aquatic life.â TU will meet at the Miry Brook Firehouse south of the airport in Danbury at 7 pm, may have a fly-tying session, coffee and snacks at 6:30 pm, with the meeting starting at 7:30 pm.
Also planned for the local Trout Unlimited chapterâs near future is the Annual Banquet, promising auctions, raffle prizes, food, drink and fun for all. The public is invited for Friday, March 23, at 6:30 pm at the Stony Hill Inn on Route 6 in Bethel, $35 per person.
Tickets are available at chapter meetings, the Valley Angler, or call James Belden at 426-6039. (email, jbeldenflyfish@yahoo.com). Tickets are sold in advance only, and will not be sold at the door..